From Indentureship to Diaspora: Narratives of Migration and South Asian Identity

Free, booking required.

11am - 12pm

An in-person gallery tour at Discovery Museum exploring permanent displays about migration to the North East and Indian Indentureship.

1.00pm - 5pm 

The afternoon's conference takes place at Northumbria University, Sutherland Building, Great Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST. 

The conference can be accessed in person, or remotely online: 

• To book an in-person place click here. You can opt in to the museum gallery tour here too. 
• To book a remote online place, click here.

This conference is hosted by the Northumbria University and North East Museums partnership, as part of Black History Month. 

It explores a diverse range of research on the Indian diaspora. A key focus of the conference is on histories, genealogies, and legacies of Indian indentureship.

Introductions and welcome: 

Patricia Poinen, Bill Griffiths and Edward Anderson

Keynote speaker: Shamshu Deen (prominent Indo-Trinidadian historian and genealogist).

Panel 1: Stories of Indenture: a range of experts explore narratives and lived experiences of diaspora, and histories of indenture.

• Mr Shamshu Deen - genealogist Indian Indentureship (Trinidad) 
• Dr Jerome Teelucksingh - historian and lecturer, University of West Indies (Trinidad)(online) 
• Dr Seshni Moodliar - Rensburg (South Africa and UK) 
• Mrs Patricia Poinen (pictured above with her ancestors) a descendant of indentured labourers. (Trinidad and UK)

Panel 2: Stories of the Indian Diaspora: a selection of scholars from Northumbria University share insights into contemporary and historical research on Indian migration.

• Dr Malya Bhattacharya (online)
• Professor Stephen Taylor
• Dr Aarti Ratna
• Dr Edward Anderson
• Dr Nafhesa Ali
• Dr Henry Dee