Dr Sophia Labadi, Senior Lecturer in Heritage and Archaeology from the Department of Classical & Archaeological Studies, has made a number of recent media appearances following the publication of her book Museums, Immigrants, and Social Justice (Routledge, 2017).
In a piece contributed to The Conversation, entitled ‘What museums must do to get more immigrants through their doors, Sophia argues that museums play an important role in helping migrants settle into their home countries. Her research found that museums have made some effort to address daily issues faced by immigrants by offering language learning classes and employment skills. However, these programmes have tended to exclude less-privileged immigrants. Sophia concludes that museums need to reach out beyond their walls to tackle the multiple forms of exclusion encountered.
To read the full article, please see the page here: https://theconversation.com/what-museums-must-do-to-get-more-immigrants-through-their-doors-88273
The opinion piece has been taken up by the press. The website iNews has published a version ‘Why museums need to cater to more migrants’ which can also be read here:: https://inews.co.uk/culture/museums-need-cater-immigrants/