The phenomenon of migration is not only about physical movement from one location to another; it also involves the journey of the mind. In this enlightening episode, Dr. Ezenwa Olumba takes us through the concept of cognitive migration, sharing his personal experiences as an individual living abroad in the UK but feeling cognitively attached to his ancestral home in Igbo land.

Dr. Olumba presents the unique concept of cognitive immobility, exemplifying the internal conflict between longing for a place, the emotions of belonging to it, and the simultaneous desire to maintain a distance from it. It's about being physically mobile while feeling trapped in a particular place in the mind.

As he pushes for the recognition of this cognitive experience in migration studies, Dr. Olumba offers a new perspective to view experiences that have no ...