Migration, Adaptation and Memory International Interdisciplinary Conference

How do we remember and represent our migration experiences The significance of these and related questions have made their way into our daily lives from the refugee crisis to policy decisions individual psychotherapy to rebuilding identities communities and memories During the conference we are going to turn our attention to processes that are integral to human experience migration adaptation and memory We are interested in all aspects of migration and adaptation in their individual and collective dimensions in the past and in the presentday world We would like to examine the role of memory the processes of migrating and adapting to various dynamic life circumstances across time space culture language and discipline