Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories

PhD 1986 Technical University of Berlin; 1987–1994 Researcher at Center for Research on Antisemitism; TU Berlin; 1994–1998 Visiting Professor UC Berkeley; 1998–2022 Professor in Modern European History, University of Bergen

Dr. Seija Jalagin is a senior lecturer of history at the University of Oulu, Finland. She holds the title of associate professor (docent) in research on multiculturalism from in the history of cultural interaction at the University of Turku. In addition to cultural encounters, Jalagin is specialized in gender history, migration, and integration. Recently her research has focused on refugee policies and practices in 20th-century Finland as well as familial memories of forced migration.

Malin Thor Tureby is a professor of history and head of research at the Department of Society, Culture and Identity, Malmö University, Swe¬den. Her research is situated at the intersections of Holocaust studies, migration studies, and cultural heritage studies. Her current research interests lie in the history of survivors’ memory work, the archival and digital practices of cultural heritage institutions, and the history and practice of shared authority and ethics within Holocaust studies, migration studies, and minority studies.