Marcelo Borges, Franco-American Commission/Iméra Chair in Migration Studies, will be taking part in the international seminar “La atracción del archivo. Memoria y desmemoria de las migraciones contemporáneas (“The appeal of archives. Memory and forgetfulness in contemporary migration“) on December 1st, 2025 at the University of Alcalá de Henares.

Marcelo Borges participe au séminaire international "LA ATRACCION DEL ARCHIVO" le 1er décembre 2025.

Memory and forgetfulness in contemporary migration

Marcelo J. Borges’ current research focuses on the history of migration, the history of emotions and epistolary practices in the context of migration. It was in this context that he was invited to speak at the international seminar “La atracción del archivo”. Memoria y desmemoria de las migraciones contemporáneas, held at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Alcalá de Henares in Spain.

He will be taking part in the first round table of the day on the subject of researchers and archives, which takes place on Monday, December 1st, 2025 from 9.45am to 11.15am.

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Marcelo Borges