The Book of Refugees Podcast
A multilingual record of memories, dreams and aspirations of refugees in the UK Introduction The experiences and aspirations of refugees living in the UK remain largely unknown to the communities that host them. Before and during their long journey to safety, refugees often experience traumas that may affect their physical and mental health long after the events. Being forced to flee, they have left so many precious things and dear ones behind. However, they come here with memories and stories. Project aims This project aims at creating a window through which we are given access to these memories and stories summed up in a few words. These can be words of wisdom, which refugees take as a way of life, poems they wrote, brief reflections on their experiences, as well as works of art like calligraphy and drawings. The main objective of this project is to create a bridge between refugees and the community in which they live and to fight racism and hate with knowledge, dialogue and understanding. Call for stories The project leaders are calling for contributions from refugees anywhere in the UK.
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Episodes
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Following on from Episode 2 Language Attrition, this episode looks at how Ukrainian refugees in UK are trying to actively loose their Russian language.
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Dr Monika Schmid of the Department of Language & Linguistic Science in the University of York discusses her research on language attrition.
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
The book of refugees: a multilingual record of memories, dreams and aspirations of refugees in the UK
The experiences and aspirations of refugees living in the UK remain largely unknown to the communities that host them.
The main objective of this project is to create a bridge between refugees and the community in which they live and to fight racism and hate with knowledge, dialogue and understanding.