BORDER-CROSSING
the global history lab's second annual conference
Wednesday, September 15th 2021
The History Dialogues Project (HDP) brings together learners from around the world, including refugee and migrant students, with the conviction that everyone should have the right to research, create, and share historical narratives.
The HDP is part of the Global History Lab at Princeton University.

Programme
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Professor Marcia C. Schenck - University of Potsdam
EDT (2:45-3:00) BST (7:45 - 8:00) CEST (8:45-9:00) BST+2 (9:45-10:00) BST +5 (12:45-13:00) ICT (13:45-14:00)
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Moderator: Nassim Abi Ghanem
Tech Support: Olga Kalashnikova
EDT (3:00-4:30) BST (8:00 - 9:30) CEST (9:00-10:30) BST+2 (10:00-11:30) BST +5 (13:00-14:30) ICT (14:00-15:30)
A Diaspora's Revolution: The Mobilization of the Diaspora in France during the Sudanese Revolution in December 2018 | Elfatih Mohamed Adam
Movement and Identity in the European Union | Anastasia Afansieva
Popular Euroscepticism in Greece during the economic crisis | Christos Nikolaou
Protests in Nigeria: The Case of Social Media | Adisa Habeeb
The relevance of National Youth Service Corp in Integration: Nigeria as the case study | Anthonia Ajila
The Untold Story of Saddam Hussein's Barters | Sura Ahmed
Women in Yemen: Crossing the Boundaries of Silence | Hanan Hussein
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Moderator: Kostas Katsoudas
Tech Support: Johanna M. Wetzel
EDT (3:00-4:30) BST (8:00 - 9:30) CEST (9:00-10:30) BST+2 (10:00-11:30) BST +5 (13:00-14:30) ICT (14:00-15:30)
Food, Identity and Experiences: The Nigerian Diaspora in the UK | Banke Ojaokomo
Forgotten and Neglected: A Global Heritage of the Old Oyo Empire | Abiodun (Emmanuel) Abioye
Intergenerational memory and collective identity among Pontian Greek refugees | Eleftheria Chatzichristidou
Life history of a Chinese immigrant in Greece | Kostas Mantis
The History of the Family Name Berete across Borders and Ethnic Groups in Africa | Amadou Berte
The Jews of Chamchamal - from Kurdistan to Isreal | Rez Latif Fatih
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Moderator: Vojtech Pojar
Tech Support: Olga Kalashnikova
EDT (5:00-6:30) BST (10:00 - 11:30) CEST (11:00-12:30) BST+2 (12:00-13:30) BST +5 (15:00-16:30) ICT (16:00-17:30)
Border crossing during COVID-19 pandemic | Pavel Ges
Changing perceptions of the internal border in divided Cyprus | Dimitra Keramyda
Experiences of Border Crossing along the Berlin Wall pre-1989, Germany | Julie Degabriel
Feminism and Gender roles in East and West Germany | Lea Krause
Living the Nation: Identity in Lebanon since the Independence | Carine Saleh
Navigating Reunification from the Perspective of East German teachers, Germany | Dorian Hohlfeld
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Moderator: Marcia C. Schenck
Tech Support: Johanna M. Wetzel
EDT (5:00-6:30) BST (10:00 - 11:30) CEST (11:00-12:30) BST+2 (12:00-13:30) BST +5 (15:00-16:30) ICT (16:00-17:30)
Archiving Whatsapp Teaching during Covid-19 | Group Pres ( Suha)
Impact of COVID-19 on Informal Student Workers | Semiu Adegbenle
Impact of Covid-19 on schools in Somalia | Yusuf Noor Abdirahman
Student Politics during Covid-19 , Germany | Antonia Hase
Unmasking the Face of Covid-19 Education System in Uganda | Ochen Joseph
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Moderator: Antoine Lê
Tech Support: Nicole Bergman
EDT (5:00-6:30) BST (10:00 - 11:30) CEST (11:00-12:30) BST+2 (12:00-13:30) BST +5 (15:00-16:30) ICT (16:00-17:30)
1967 Presidential Election in the Republic of Vietnam: A lost election for South Vietnamese democracy | Phan Hoang Dung
"Golden Age" of Vietnamese Music: What happened behind the curtains? | Vo Linh Dan
Museum Survival in China during the Covid-19 Pandemic | Jiayao Gao
The French Colonial conquest - The official narration taught in high schools of Republics of Vietnam | Do Cam Hoang Hoa
The Politics of Identity and Commemoration in Post-War Haiphong: On the U.S Bombing on 16 April 1972, Being Forgotten, and Reality-Switching as Resistance | Dang Thi Hoai Linh
World Wide R@p: Constructing collective identities of Vietnamese rap through global perspectives | Nguyen Minh Tien
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Moderator: Georgi Georgiev
Tech Support: Izidor Janzekovic
EDT (5:00-6:30) BST (10:00 - 11:30) CEST (11:00-12:30) BST+2 (12:00-13:30) BST +5 (15:00-16:30) ICT (16:00-17:30)
Durga Puja and Ritual Borders | Ludovica Tozzi
Early Modern St Petersburg in the 21st-Century Imaginary | Ekaterina Podivilova
How Cassette Tapes Crossed Borders | Morteza Khaleghi
On the Path of Aeneas: Urban Dialogues on the Streets of Rome | Mario Soldaini and Andrea Micozzi
Oral history of the Italian Architecture in Albania | Klaudia Veizaj
Roma Circuses Crossing Borders in pre-1995 Europe | Francesca Nicolodi
Transcending national borders in the Balkans through folk music | Eleni Panagaki
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Moderator: Iurii Rudnev
Tech Suport: Nicole Bergman
EDT (7:00-8:30) BST (12:00 - 13:30) CEST (13:00-14:30) BST+2 (14:00-15:30) BST +5 (17:00-18:30) ICT (18:00-19:30)
Roma in Tito's Yugoslavia | Michal Mizigar
Change and Continuities in the Social Construction of Depression in Germany | Chikwado Anna Sylvester
Narrating Queer Lives across Borders | Valeria Infantino and Sajib Ghosh
Politicization of LGBTQ+ & Society's Sexualization | Yana Taratun
Restrictions on Education for Rohingya Communities | Armando Augello Cupi
Roma Language on the Macedonian TV | Semran Sulejman
Situation of the Bantu minority in Somalia | Yusuf Salat Mohamed
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Moderator: Rikkamari Muhonen
Tech Support: Marcia C. Schenck
EDT (7:00-8:30) BST (12:00 - 13:30) CEST (13:00-14:30) BST+2 (14:00-15:30) BST +5 (17:00-18:30) ICT (18:00-19:30)
A personal eclipse: Migrant care workers across geographical and emotional borders. | Federico Politano
Experiences of Migration from Northern Italy to Berlin, Germany | Giuseppe Patané
Migration from Libya to Italy | Barry Saylu
Rationale for Migration in Nigeria: Societal Effects and its Impacts | Ifeoluwa Odeyemi
What does my family have to tell about my family? A practical guide to genealogy | Pablo Pico Salort
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Moderator: Jiya Pandya
Tech Support: Fiona Romaine
EDT (7:00-8:30) BST (12:00 - 13:30) CEST (13:00-14:30) BST+2 (14:00-15:30) BST +5 (17:00-18:30) ICT (18:00-19:30)
A Globalized Single Motherhood in Ibadan | Chinma Ekeanyanwu
Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnant Mothers and Reproductive Health | Pleasure Enwereji
Maternal Care and Breastfeeding in Colonial and Postcolonial Nigeria | Matthew Ayodele
Menstrual Confinement in Nepal: Restrictions and Taboos | Valeria Giampietri
Narrative Construction Surrounding the Figure of Um Jan in Bahrain | Agnese Tati
Somali women's knowledge and experiences of female genital mutilation | Mohammed Omar Othowa
Traditional Herbs and Western Biomedicine in Nigeria | Roseline Ekeh
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Moderator: Jack H. Guenther
Tech Support: Izidor Janzekovic
EDT (7:00-8:30) BST (12:00 - 13:30) CEST (13:00-14:30) BST+2 (14:00-15:30) BST +5 (17:00-18:30) ICT (18:00-19:30)
Familial and National History in Oblivion: The Cameroonian Independence War | Marie Ndongue Ndocko
Historical Memory of Colonialism and Its Perceiving in School and Heterogeneous Society of Modern Russia | Ivan (John) Burmistrov
Participants in the First Karabakh War: Politics and Memory after the Soviet Union | Isa Dzhavadov
Tensions of Land Conservation Laws Under Colonialism | Kabiru Amusa
The Complexity of a Traditional Market: A case of Sasa Market 1963-1915 | Stephen Olajire
The Palestinian Issue from the Perspective of Palestinians in Italy | Habouj Mohamed Lamine
Youth Engagement in the Tbilisi Massacre of 1989 | Liza Tabliashvili
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Moderator: Constanza Dalla Porta
Tech Suport: Nicole Bergman
EDT (9:30-11:00) BST (14:30 - 16:00) CEST (15:30-17:00) BST+2 (16:30-18:00) BST +5 (19:30-21:00) ICT (20:30-22:00)
Experiences of refugees in Kenya | Frank Shemitalo
Forced Marriage in a refugee camp | Fatuma Ahmed
Forced Migration and Capacity for Action: Agency during Refugee Women's Trajectory | Cécile Kao
Human rights and the police in the refugee camp | James Awuok
Refugee voices on Kenyan governental decision about the closure of Kakuma camp | Luundo wa Dieu Merci
Roma identity and the fall-out of Yugoslavia: Memories of Kosovo Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians | Nadja Greku
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Moderator: Johanna M. Wetzel
Tech Support: Marcia C. Schenck
EDT (9:30-11:00) BST (14:30 - 16:00) CEST (15:30-17:00) BST+2 (16:30-18:00) BST +5 (19:30-21:00) ICT (20:30-22:00)
Youth and Education - Changing conceptions of education by parents | Reginaldo Taimo
Youth and Employment - Changing conceptions of 'good' work between the generacao 8 de Marzo and today | Georgette Ramos
Youth and Housing - Changing conceptions about the role of housing in Alto Mae A, Maputo (MZ) | Michael-Jorge Juma
Youth and Marriage - Changing conceptions of marriage between three generations | Rogério Mussuei Jr
Youth and Politics - Changing conceptions of youth political engagement | Ana Chongo
Youth and the City - Changing conceptions about the role of youths in urban development, bairro Ferraviario, Mozambique | Valdo Congolo
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Moderator: Leslie Carr Riegel
Tech Support: Fiona Romaine
EDT (9:30-11:00) BST (14:30 - 16:00) CEST (15:30-17:00) BST+2 (16:30-18:00) BST +5 (19:30-21:00) ICT (20:30-22:00)
Covid-19 I Alkistis Damianakou
Emotional & Psychological Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on Frontline Health Workers | Elena Mpakasini
Experiences of Roman Nurses during the Covid-19 Pandemic | Andrea Pellone
Feminist Theater in India during Covid Time | Randa Khalil
The Church in the Face of Covid-19 | Nana Araba Acheampomaa
The Psychological Impacts Refugees Faced during the Quarantine in Île-de-France | Abdalbasit Suliman Gabaraldar
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Moderator: Nikola Pantic
Tech Support: Izidor Janzekovic
EDT (9:30-11:00) BST (14:30 - 16:00) CEST (15:30-17:00) BST+2 (16:30-18:00) BST +5 (19:30-21:00) ICT (20:30-22:00)
Electric Cars and Eco-Friendly Consumption in Russia | Nikita Malinovski
Poblenou: A Social History of Barcelona | Santiago De Villamizar
Roots of corruption in Uganda | Sharon Wambui
Retail shops and their effects on consumer behaviour in Nigeria, from Kingsway to Shoprite | Ibukunoluwa Lijadu
Spending and Saving of the Youth in Kiryandongo | Olivia Fulala
Use and evolution of machine learning in the financial sector | Carlotta Berto Salmeron
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EDT (11:00-11:15) BST (16:00 - 16:15) CEST (17:00-17:15) BST+2 (18:00-18:15) BST +5 (21:00-21:15) ICT (22:00-22:15)