A list of forthcoming conference papers, webinars, podcasts and talks which have yet to take place.

Forthcoming

Watch this space …..

2022

Friday, 22nd July 2022.  We Are Archive Panel Discussion with Moi Tran.  Organised by the PEER UK Gallery and Hosted by Hackney Archives.

I participated in the panel discussion alongside performance artist Moi Tran; Dr. Etienne Joseph, Director of Hackney Archives; and Ellen Grieg, Director of Peer UK Gallery.

Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-discussion-we-are-archive-tickets-373172869097?aff=erelexpmlt

“Artist Moi Tran invites you to join archivists Stef Dickers, Paul V. Dudman and Etienne Joseph to explore performative intervention and sonic value in archival processes in response to her ongoing project, Civic Sound Archive. This event will be held off site at Dalston CLR James library, Hackney and encourages active participation from audiences.”

The Civc Sound Sound Archive is being exhibited at the Peer Gallery in Hoxton until the 3rd September.  Further details: https://www.peeruk.org/

Monday, 20th June 2022.  Online Workshop: Mapping Migration and the Challenges of Digital Curation. Hosted by the Wiener Holocaust Library and the Holocaust Research Institute.

I participated in the panel discussion entitled “Panel 1: Digital Projects and the Challenges of Curation.”

Link:   https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/online-workshop-mapping-migration-and-the-challenges-of-digital-curation/

A detailed list of Conference Papers and Talks I have been involved in over the years:

2021

Monday, 29^th November & Tuesday, 30^th November 2021: 31^stConference “International Archival Day” 2021 hosted by the International Institute for the archival science Trieste/Italy – Maribor/Slovenia,  Alma Mater Europaea – ECM/Archival studies, State Archives of Trieste, University of Maribor and
Slovenian Research Agency

Presentation Title: Monday at 12.55pm (GMT+1): Crafting Resistance and Representing Voice within the Refugee Archive: Living Archives and the Memory and Exile Amongst Chilean Diasporic Communities in London.

Thursday, 4th November 2021: ARA South East Webinar on `History’s not always written down: Tips for running an oral history project.’  Presentation Title: Empowering Refugee Voices: The Role of Oral History in Recording and Representing Refugee History.
Download PDF Copy of Slides [here].

Monday, 26^th July to Friday, 30^th July 2021: International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) Conference.  Multiple papers and a virtual exhibition.  http://iasfm.org/iasfm18/

Monday, 12^th July to Friday, 16^th July 2021: International Federation for Theatre Research Conference. https://www.iftr.org/conference/
Title of Paper: “Performing the Refugee Archive: Refugee Theatre, Self-Representation and Empowerment through Storytelling.”

Thursday 17^th June 2021: CPD25 Annual SLA Conference 2021  conference.  https://www.m25lib.ac.uk/events/sla-conference-2021-tg4-sla21/
Title of Paper: “Archives of Displacement: Old and New Approaches to Storytelling and Narrative Engagement with Refugees and Local Communities within the UEL Archives.”

Tuesday, 8^th June 2021: Preserving debates and including voices of minority communities in public archives. Archiving the 8^th Event at University College Dublin School of Art History and Cultural Policy.  https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/archiving-the-8th-seminar-series-tickets-152078311323

History Workshop Online Podcast Recording on Refugee History.  Tuesday, 13^th April 2021.

`Bottom-up Oral History Methods for Documenting Stories and the Collective Memory of the Displaced: Community Engagement and Refugee Archives.’
Saturday, 20^th March 2021: Recording it Ourselves: DIY Cultures, Information, Archives and Histories (https://recordingitourselves.wordpress.com/).

Newham Poetry Group Talk for Newham Heritage Month 2021.  Tuesday, 2^nd March 2021.

2020

`Archives for Creative Practice: A Case Study of UEL Archives.’
Tuesday, 17^th November 2020: University of East London Cultural Manoeuvres presentation.

Lore and Ware Module Presentation at the  Royal College of Arts. Tuesday, 6^th October 2020.

`Ethical Responses in Archiving the Evidence of Forced Migration: Documenting A History of `Refugee Psychology and Psychosocial interventions’ on the Living Refugee Archive .’
Friday, 4^th September 2020: UEL Forced Migration Conference (https://www.uel.ac.uk/subjects/subject-areas/psychology/the-uel-forced-migration-conference-2020).

Living Refugee Archive: Ethics of Digital Archiving by Paul V. Dudman.
Tuesday, 14^th July 2020: 5pm – 6pm.  Presentation at the online launch of the Digital Storytelling and Education Exhibition on the Living Refugee Archive.  Link: https://www.livingrefugeearchive.org/exhibitions/digital-storytelling/

History Acts 22: Recording a Crisis
Tuesday, 19^th June. 6.30pm to 8.00pm.  Online Event.
Those most affected by COVID-19 are often unable to speak. Who else is not being heard or listened to? Historians and archivists consider what needs to be done.
Link to online recording of the event:  http://www.historyacts.org/2020/05/

Central European University History Society Talk
Wednesday, 6^th May 2020: 4.30pm – 6pm.

2019

Education Without Borders: refugee rights in higher education Thu, November 28, 2019: 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM.   Lightning talk by University of East London Archivist Paul Dudman reflecting on work being undertaken at UEL on the Open Learning Initiative. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/education-without-borders-refugee-rights-in-higher-education-tickets-75998131457?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Seminar: Capturing testimony of the contemporary migrant crisis. Hosted by the UL Data Service. Wed, 20 November 2019 09:00 – 17:00 GMT Researchers, participants and stakeholders discuss challenges and opportunities to archive, share and reuse migration research data. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seminar-capturing-testimony-of-the-contemporary-migrant-crisis-registration-73094943945 .  Paul Dudman, University of East London–Lived Experiences, “Moving Memories” and the Refugee Archive: The Ethics of Archiving and Oral History in the Preservation and Re-use of Migration Data

People seeking asylum and voluntary sector workplaces Mon, 4 November 2019 12:00 – 15:30 GMT. Explore the issues surrounding voluntary employment and people seeking asylum. This event is part of the Festival of Social Science 2019.  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/people-seeking-asylum-and-voluntary-sector-workplaces-tickets-73294386483?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

British Sociological Association Convenors Meeting London, Friday 8^th November 12.30 – 16.30.  Paul Dudman is Co Convenor of the BSA Diaspora, Migration and Transnationalism Study Group.

UCL Public History present ‘The Practices of Doing Public History’. Stratford Old Town Hall.  Thursday, 17^th September 2019. Presentation on UEL Archives Civic Engagement and Outreach Activities.

Symposium: An unsettled status? Migration in a turbulent age.  Medrus Conference Centre – Aberystwyth University.  Tuesday, 2^nd July 2019.  Joint conference presentation with Dr. Rumana Hashem on `Documenting untold resilience and moving memories with displacement: narratives of asylum-seekers and refugees in Britain.’  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/symposiwm-symposium-an-unsettled-status-migration-in-a-turbulent-age-tickets-61504987072

Refugee Week 2019:  Roundtable on the Importance of Oral History for Documenting Life Story Narratives of the Migration Experience: Re-launch of the Oral History Society Migration Special Interest Group. University of East London.   Thursday, 20 June 2019 from 16:00 to 19:00. In conjunction with the Oral History Society Migration Special Interest Group where UEL archivist Paul Dudman is the Convenor.

Refugee Week 2019: Words and Experiences: “The Ungrateful Refugee” Q&A with Dina Nayeri.  University of East London: Room EB.G.10 | Docklands Campus. Thursday, 20 June 2019 from 13:00 to 14:00.

Refugee Week 2019:  Workshop held at the Victoria and Albert Museum for Refugee Week 2019 in conjunction with the Refugee Council.  Sunday, 17^th June 2019.

2018

`The Past in the Present: Orienting Research, Scholarship and Practice in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies around Archives and History.’ Presented at the Institute for Historical Research History Day 2018 annual conference held on Tuesday, 27^th November at The Beveridge Hall, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London.

`The Past in the Present: Orienting Research, Scholarship and Practice in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies around Archives and History.’ Presented at Boundary Crossing: An international interdisciplinary conference on immigration and social justice held on Monday 3 – Tuesday 4 September at the King Alfred Quarter, University of Winchester.

Workshop: The Past in the Present: Orienting Forced Migration Scholarship and Practice around History. Held at the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) 17 conference on Whither Refugees? Restrictionism, Crises and Precarity Writ Large. Held at the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece.  (Wednesday, 25^th July 2018.)

Panel: Displaced Narratives: Storytelling in Displacement and Forced Migration – Part Two on Thursday, 26^th July 2018. Held at the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) 17 conference on Whither Refugees? Restrictionism, Crises and Precarity Writ Large. Held at the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece. 

Chaired Roundtable on `New Dissemination Practices & Public Engagement in Forced Migration Research’ at the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) 17 conference on Whither Refugees? Restrictionism, Crises and Precarity Writ Large. Held at the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece.  Part of the Emerging Scholars and Practitioners on Forced Migration Issues (ESPMI) Research Cluster project.

‘Archiving Activism: Past, Present, Future’ panel held as part of the Scholar Activism in the 21st Century Conference held on Friday 22^nd June and Saturday, 23^rd June at the British Library in London.

`Documenting the Refugee Experience: Archives, Engagement and Collaboration.’ Presented at Archives and Records Association London event on Tuesday, 19^th June 2018.

Chaired Roundtable on `New Dissemination Practices & Public Engagement in Forced Migration Research’ at CARFMS 2018: Dialogue Beyond Borders annual conference held at Carleton University, May 22-May 25, 2018.  Part of the Emerging Scholars and Practitioners on Forced Migration Issues (ESPMI) research Cluster project. (Friday, 27th July 2018).

2017

`Asylum, Agency and Archives: Documenting Refugee Voices and the Challenges of Representation.’ Presented at the Research in impact workshop: Refugees, New speakers and Global Law on the 22-24 March 2017 at Tilburg University.

2016

`Democratic Access or Privileged Exclusion?  Oral history, civic engagement and the importance of refugee archives.’  Co-presentation with Dr. Rumana Hashem at a Voluntary Action History Society Seminar on Monday, 17 October 2016 at the Institute for Historical Research, Senate House, London.  Details:  www.vahs.org.uk/seminars/ 

‘Archives, Ethics and Civic Engagement: Refugee voices, participatory performance, and oral history – the role of civic engagement in enhancing archives?’  Presented in the: Inclusivity meets ‘History of the Present’: Living History, Ethics and the Role of Archives in Documenting Under-Represented Communities Panel in the “Global Futures:” Archives and Records Association Annual Conference, Friday 2^nd September 2016.

‘Refugee Voices and Living Narratives: Reflections, challenges and narratives for (Re-) Constructing, Documenting, and Preserving Refugee and Migrant Testimonies within the Archive.’ Paper presentation for the Panel ‘Documentation, Preservation and Researching the History of Forced Migration and Refugee History: Ethical and Methodological Developments’ at IASFM16: Rethinking Forced Migration and Displacement: Theory, Policy and Praxis. Organised by the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration in Poznan, Poland: 12-15 July, 2016.  Details:  http://iasfm.org/iasfm16/

‘Archiving Living Histories of the Migration Experience: Oral History, Archives and the Hidden Narratives of Migration.’ Presented at the “Different Pasts: Shared Futures”: Showcasing UEL Initiatives Supporting Refugees.  UEL Event for Refugee Week, Wednesday 22^nd June, 2016.

‘Displaced Voices, Forgotten Narratives: How can archives document, preserve and make accessible the material culture and first-hand testimonies of Mediterranean migration?’  Presented at the 17th Annual Cambridge Heritage Research Seminar.  The Heritage of Displacement: Forced Migration in the Mediterranean through History, Saturday, 14 May 2016.  McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge.  Details:  http://heritage.arch.cam.ac.uk/chs.html

2015

Short presentation at “the Refugee Crisis, Experiences and Perspectives: A Panel Discussion.”  Organised by the University of East London for International Human Rights Day, 10th December, 2015.

`Introduction to the Refugee Council Archive at the University of East London.’  Presentation at a British Psychology Society training day for mental health practitioners organised by Professor Rachel Tribe.  28th September 2015.

`Constructing Social History through the Preservation of “Moving Memories”: Civic Engagement with Refugees and Migrants in London.’  Presentation at the History From Elsewhere Symposium: The use of Archives and Recollection of Memory event organised by London Metropolitan Archives on Friday, 18 September 2015.

`Democratic Access or Privileged Exclusion:  Refugee Archives – Preserving (and Listening!) to the Voice(s) of Refugees.’  Lecture given as part of the 2015 Eastside Community Heritage Lecture Series.  18th June 2015.

2014

`Democratic access or privileged exclusion: preserving (and listening!) to the voice of the refugee within the archival record of the nation-state?’  Presented at the Refugee Voices conference hosted by the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford,  Monday 24 March – Tuesday 25 March 2014.  Details:  www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events/refugee-voices.

2012

`Rescuing Refugee Archives:  Preserving the History of the Refugee Experience, a UK Perspective.’  Presented at Beyond Borders: the 76th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists: San Diego,  9-11 August 2012.  This was part of a panel session on “Beyond Resettlement: Overcoming Hurdles to Document the Experiences and Contributions of Refugees.”  Details:  www2.archivists.org/conference/2012/san-diego