The Locked Safe: A Family Memoir by Miriam David

Miriam’s book explores her parents and their families’ refugee or migrant journeys from across Europe, Africa and Asia. She based the book on materials found such as ‘Nazi’ passports in a locked metal box, postcards, postcard albums and documents.

These materials elaborate on the mainly happy anecdotes and stories told to her, but also show the difficulties of dislocation, displacement, upheaval and most especially British and other state policies of internment. She will discuss what were the consequences for her both as a child growing up in the shadow of the Second World War and as an adult.

Miriam’s book raises questions for how to think about the lived experiences of differently located individuals, families, communities, their sense of belonging, and global ideas about education and the public good.

This event will be particularly useful for researchers and academics.

Please note this is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person or online.

Related links

• The Locked Safe: A Family Memoir
• Centre for Education and International Development
• Department of Education, Practice and Society

Image

Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe via Wikimedia Commons.