Portsmouth tends to be associated with the history of the\u00a0Navy, and there is a mistaken perception that it is a monocultural\u00a0city. With its lectures, walk, workshop, exhibition and\u00a0readings on migration, \u2018Port city: narratives of migration\u2019 aims\u00a0to dispel this notion.<\/p>\n
The event starts with a presentation of the \u2018Tea Project\u2019 exhibition exploring aspects of the personal, political and collective histories related to the tea trade and migration. This will be followed by a talk on tea trade and migration by Portsmouth\u2019s own local tea merchant.<\/p>\n
This walk will explore the unique culture and representation of three sailortowns of Portsmouth that evolved between the 18th and early 20th centuries.<\/p>\n
A special guest lecture by Eithne Nightingale (Queen Mary University London) on her research into \u2018migration museums\u2019 in port towns, followed by a reading and discussion group on the theme of \u2018migration museums\u2019.<\/p>\n
Presenting a very different narrative, creative and cultural industries lecturer Tom Sykes will discuss Portsmouth\u2019s role as a global city with close cultural and literary connections to Asia. After the lecture, British-Asian writers will read from their work about their experience of migration, integration and cultural encounter.<\/p>\n
A creative writing workshop led by Dr Alison Habens will take place in Milldam Building, where the novel \u2018By Celia\u2019s Arbour: A Tale of Portsmouth Town\u2019 is set, and will end with a guided walk.<\/p>\n
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