Lecture at ReAct (Remembering Activism) Project, Utrecht University

Astrid Erll, Goethe University

Literary Memory Activism in an Age of Migration: The Refugee Tales

This lecture took place on January 21, 2020 in Utrecht and addressed the practice of literary memory activism, using the Refugee Tales (www.refugeetales.org) as an example. Refugee Tales is an outreach project of the Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group. Its aim is to put an end to indefinite detention of immigrants in prison-like Removal Centres. The lecture is available on lecturenet.uu.nl. 

You can also access the video here.