This event is in the past.It took place on February 3, 2026 at Social Sciences Building.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkMae Ngai reframes refugee history beyond victimhood, exploring how self-emancipated slaves and Jewish WWII refugees built worlds in camps and resettlement—revealing refugees as historical actors, not footnotes.
Academic lecture
Critical history
Refugee studies
Free event
Tips
📚speaker authored 'Impossible Subjects' and 'The Chinese Question'
☕grab boba or coffee across the street beforehand
🎟️free admission, no tickets needed
Once we were somebodies: Refugees, History, and the Human
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Literature TalkLiterature TalkMae Ngai reframes refugee history beyond victimhood, exploring how self-emancipated slaves and Jewish WWII refugees built worlds in camps and resettlement—revealing refugees as historical actors, not footnotes.
Academic lecture
Critical history
Refugee studies
Free event
Tips
📚speaker authored 'Impossible Subjects' and 'The Chinese Question'
☕grab boba or coffee across the street beforehand
🎟️free admission, no tickets needed
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