On July 2025
We hosted a workshop. Scholar Asif Shakoor in conversation with Dr Georgie Weymss discussing forgotten seafarers from South Asia. Lashkar.
This project looked into the British Empire and the role of South Asian Seafarers. Through a creative walk, led by Asif, we explored the history of areas like the Royal Docks, the role of Lashkar, and their place in academic research.
At UCL Marshgate, we screened Stranger’s Home, 2021. This documentary is a helpful resource to raise awareness about a history that was not well documented. A lot of the relevant monuments no longer exist, and documentation of this history was not prioritised, despite the efforts of the seafarers during the great wars.
After watching the film, we walked over to UCL Poole street for a Q&A. Dr Georgie Weymss has supported Asif Shakoor in academic settings, as an academic ambassador and friend. Her research explores notions of bordering, legislative laws, and dual concepts of invisibility. For instance, she talks about the bordering existed inasmuch as it involved seafarers travelling across the borders to enter the UK, as well as the limited labour upon their arrival where they could only work along the borders of the docks. Her writing can be found online and is very much worth reading further, as our description only scratches the surface of a very deep tunnel of knowledge.
