Mapping belonging: analysing spaces with oral history in the border region of Melilla and Nador

• Authors: Sofie Steinberger

Abstracts

EN

This contribution shows how oral history and the concept of ‘belonging’ can be used for the analysis of spatial notions in borderlands over time. By giving examples of her research in the border region of Melilla (Spain) and Nador (Morocco), the author presents a transnational and intersectional approach and shows how spatial imaginaries can be taken into view from a historical perspective.

Keywords

EN

Oral History; Border; Space; Belonging; Intersectionality

• Publisher: Ośrodek „Pamięć i Przyszłość”
• Journal: Wrocławski Rocznik Historii Mówionej
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 13
• Pages: 64-84

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Sofie Steinberger

• University of Cologne and University of Meknes

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Identifiers

DOI

10.26774/wrhm.334

Biblioteka Nauki

31803974