FW: H-Italy: Extended Deadline - “Torna a Surriento”: Return Migration to Southern Italy from 1876 to Today [Announcement] (updated)

[Roland Moore]

 

Cross-posted from H-Italy:

 

From: H-Net <drupa...@mail.h-net.org>
Sent: Monday, July 7, 2025 7:22 AM

A new Announcement has been posted in H-Italy. Extended Deadline - “Torna a Surriento”: Return Migration to Southern Italy from 1876 to Today Submitted by Alice Gussoni on 06/02/2025 - 6:10am Announcement Type Call for Papers Date June 2, 2025 Location United Kingdom **New deadline: 10 July 2025** Call for Papers: “Torna a Surriento”: Return Migration to Southern Italy from 1876 to Today University of Oxford, 24-25 September 2025 Organised by Dr Fanny Clemente (Oxford) and Dr Alice Gussoni (Padova/Oxford)     We are organising a conference that aims to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue on the topic of return migration to Southern Italy from 1876 to the present day, and we invite scholarly contributions from the fields of migration history, social history, economic history, literature, music, cinema, theatre and other forms of creative expression. Whereas the focus of the conference is specifically on returns to Southern Italy, we hope to collect contributions which have resonance with the experience of return from any country across the globe.  We are interested in themes including but not limited to the following: Nostalgia, homesickness, and desire to return Failed attempts and obstacles to the return Successful strategies of return Practical aspects of the return journey Traumatic experiences of return and alienation Return and transfer of knowledge Nationalistic, propagandistic, and political use of return Political engagement, persecution, exile, and return Returning soldiers and war experiences Colonial experiences, decolonisation, and repatriation Citizenship and the decision to return Generational change and return Financial strategies, remittances, and economic impact of return Questions of gender and the experience of return  Waiting for those who return Language barriers and return; the language of the returnees Please submit an abstract (in English or Italian) of max 250 words to tornaasur...@gmail.com no later than 10 July 2025. For info, contact the organisers: Dr Fanny Clemente (frances....@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk) and Dr Alice Gussoni (alice....@unipd.it). The full CFP is attached.  Contact Email alice....@unipd.it Message from a proud sponsor of H-Net: Apply today for paid research fellowships in the humanities and social sciences at the John W. Kluge Center—monthly stipend, desk space, book delivery, and special collections access. Open to early career scholars of all nationalities. Deadline: September 15. The New Books Network is proud to be a sponsor of H-Net. If you are interested in becoming an NBN host, please go here. Si te interesa hacer entrevistas en español, contáctanos. Please help us keep H-Net free and accessible. $25 from each of our subscribers would fund H-Net for two years. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation online. Contact the Help Desk: he...@mail.h-net.org. Manage notification settings by visiting My Profile > Notifications on the Commons.