History Taster Session - Historicising Multiculturalism: South Asian Migration to Britain

Professor Lambert-Hurley's talk will explore how and why South Asians came to Britain in the colonial period, using a range of short texts and images to introduce the topic. These primary sources will provide a window into three migrant groups in particular: first of all, ayahs, or Indian nursemaids, who travelled to Britain in the eighteenth century to care for children in elite households; secondly, Indian nationalist politicians who participated in British electoral politics from the nineteenth century; and, thirdly, Muslim missionaries responsible for setting up the Woking Muslim Mission at the Shah Jahan Mosque in Surrey in 1912.

Schedule:
Please note that this is an approximate schedule and therefore is subject to change.
3.35pm-3.40pm - log-in & get comfortable
3.40pm-3.50pm - welcome & introduction to the department from Professor Charles West
3.50pm-4.35pm - taster lecture to be delivered by Professor Siobhan Lambert-Hurley
4.35pm-4.45pm - Q&A on the taster lecture, leading into
4.45pm-5.00pm - Q&A about your subject at Sheffield with Professor Charles West and UG ambassadors to answer questions & talk about their own