Joshua Guild

Mr. Guild's project explores the parallels between African-American migration to the urban north and West Indian migration to both the United States and Great Britain. Using a comparative historical approach, he will explore how migrant peoples of African descent formed communities in postwar New York City and London, and how fluctuating labor demands, shifting immigration policies and the changing, racialized meanings of citizenship in both the U.S. and Great Britain link the narratives of African- American and West Indian movement and settlement. By considering how the reconfiguration in the world's postwar economies influenced population flows and the subsequent creation of transnational networks of cultural exchange and political mobilization, Mr. Guild hopes his research will open a window into understanding the ongoing process of globalization through the lived experiences of everyday people. t Cambridge Mr. Guild hopes to work closely with Professor Anthony Badger and consult the Cambridge University Library and also the archival resources in the library of the Institute on Race Relations in London.