Exploring the health and wellbeing of Italian migrants in Britain today

UCL Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS)

A one-day workshop supported by UCL Health Humanities Seed Funding. Organised by Dr Selena Daly, Associate Professor in Italian Studies, UCL

IAS Common Ground, G11, South Wing

<h2>Joining instructions</h2> IN PERSON Please note access to the South Wing is not currently possible via Gower St. Please enter the UCL campus via the entrances on Gordon Square or Torrington Place. <a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advanced-studies/about-us/find-us" title="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advanced-studies/about-us/find-us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">View maps and directions</a>. JOIN ONLINE VIA ZOOM <a href="https://ucl.zoom.us/j/96011494149?pwd=kvn2DL8h3D1oCiHTxJgUGd6bH5bdea.1" title="https://ucl.zoom.us/j/96011494149?pwd=kvn2DL8h3D1oCiHTxJgUGd6bH5bdea.1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ucl.zoom.us/j/96011494149?pwd=kvn2DL8h3D1oCiHTxJgUGd6bH5bdea.1</a> Meeting ID: 960 1149 4149 / Passcode: 897190 <h3>Programme</h3>9.30-11.00Panel 1: Accessing healthcare among Italian communities<ul><li>Selena Daly (Associate Professor in Italian Studies, UCL) ‘Italians’ access to healthcare in England from the 1880s to today.’</li><li>Gaia Figini (Psychologist and member of non-profit organisation Transiti Psicologia d'Espatrio), ‘Supporting the psychological well-being of Italians living abroad: a crossroads of experiences between digital spaces and community interventions.’</li><li>Michela Franceschelli (Associate Professor of Sociology, UCL), ‘Precarity and belonging: Black Italian migrants’ lives and wellbeing in the UK.’</li></ul>11.00-11.15 Coffee Break11.15-12.45Panel 2: Ageing and the Italian diaspora<ul><li>Simona Palladino (Senior Lecturer in Social Science, Liverpool Hope University), ‘Older Italian Migrants’ Sense of Home.’</li><li>Massimo Pini (Volunteer and Committee member at Casa Italiana San Vincenzo Pallotti, Clerkenwell), ‘Casa Italiana - supporting Italian community and culture since 1960.’</li><li>Ole Jensen (Associate Lecturer, Open University), ‘The living and the dead: Exploring the Italian graves in Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey.’</li></ul>12.45-14.00 Lunch14.00-15.30Panel 3: Migrant groups and healthcare in the UK: Comparative Perspectives<ul><li>Brian Dalton (CEP, Irish in Britain) and Rosa Gilbert (Policy and Research Manager, Irish in Britain), ‘Health and wellbeing of the Irish in Britain: how community organisations respond to changing needs.’</li><li>A representative of the Caribbean and African Health Network, title TBC.</li></ul>15.30-16.00: Next steps and closing remarks-----------------------Supported by <a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advanced-studies/health-humanities-centre" title="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advanced-studies/health-humanities-centre" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">UCL Health Humanities Centre</a>. The UCL Health Humanities Centre draws together staff from different disciplines, departments and faculties engaged in teaching and research on matters relating to health, illness and well-being.