Migration across Time & in Artistic Expression

This theme focuses on the historical roots and global patterns of migration. It examines storytelling across a range of media, about the causes, trajectories, lived experiences and legacies of migration across different eras and regions. Engaging a comparative approach, this theme maps the similarities and differences in migration experiences across time and place through representations, revealing how artistic expression is influenced by migration and its impact on political borders, economies and community formation.


Faculty in This Area

Attiya Ahmad
Attiya Ahmad

Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs

Heidi Bardot
Heidi Bardot

Director of the Art Therapy Program, Associate Professor

Kavita Daiya
Kavita Daiya

Associate Dean of Academic Innovation; Professor of English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Marie Price
Marie Price

Professor of Geography & International Affairs

Quito Swan
Quito Swan

Director, Africana Studies Program; Professor of History and Africana Studies