Bruno Vieira Amaral (Portugal), Theodora Bauer (Austria), Adrian Grima (Malta), Esther Kinsky (Germany)

Moderated by Nermeen Shaikh (Democracy Now!)

Conflicts around migrations are currently playing out on both sides of the Atlantic, resulting in rising anti-immigrant sentiments and the resurgence of populist movements. Festival writers, who have eloquently written about narratives of past migration respond to the current situation. Can these past narratives help us to reframe some of today’s issues? And can Europe and the U.S. learn from each other in these challenging times?