'in motion' is the MMB film group bringing together students and researchers interested in the subject of migration in film and cinema. It comprises of monthly screenings (NB this one is not, as usual, on the final Tuesday of the month) followed by informal conversations about the issues raised by the films. The film group is […]

From ‘low-skilled’ migrants to ‘key workers’: Rethinking migrants’ skills and labour immigration policies Abstract A key question in labour immigration policy is how to select migrant workers for admission. Most high-income countries distinguish between low – and higher-skilled migrants: high-skilled migrants typically face fewer admission requirements and are given greater rights in the labour market […]

COVID-19 and Queer Asylum is a virtual symposium featuring NGO representatives and lawyers working on queer asylum, LGBTQI+ activists and LGBTQI+ persons seeking asylum/refugees from Germany. The Symposium consists of three panels followed by a counseling forum lead by lawyers and LGBTQI+ asylum practitioners that allows for a Q&A around COVID-19 and LGBTQI+ asylum. This […]

Filmed entirely on his smartphone, 'Midnight Traveller' (2019) documents Hassan Fazili's flight from Afghanistan with his wife and daughters after the Taliban put a price on his head. This highly personal account follows the family's brutal, three-year overland trek to Europe, showing first-hand the dangers refugees face on their gruelling journeys to find asylum. Hassan […]

Both structural and demographic characteristics can influence the exploitation of workers. Gender is one such characteristic. In this virtual workshop, Anna Boucher will present a paper analysing the role of gender in migrant worker employment violations and why female migrants may experience worse conditions than male migrants. Her presentation will be followed by comments from […]

Recordings of the performance, discussions and final debate along with links to the intervention papers and collaborative poem can all be seen here.   The Migrant Dramaturgies Network is bringing together first-generation migrant theatre and performance makers based in Bristol and the South West for a one-day ideas’ exchange to meet, discuss and share perspectives on artistic and creative […]

MMB and PARC (Perivoli Africa Research Centre) are holding an online meeting to start mapping out existing research at UoB relating to migration issues from, to and within Africa. We are also interested to explore any potential for setting up future initiatives together. The meeting will start with quick introductions from Directors Professor Bridget Anderson […]

Join the Brigstow Institute for a work-in-progress conversation with two of its current co-produced projects, led by MMB members: 'Kept apart: making prose-poetry with people separated from families by the immigration system' and 'Scrutinising the immigration system through collaborative filmmaking with refugees and asylum seekers'. The online event will include brief work-in-progress presentations and an […]

A recording of this event is now available to view here.   COVID-19 has highlighted the worst of the UK immigration system. MMB invites four experts to reenvision a better, fairer system for the future. The fallout from the global pandemic has brought into sharp relief the UK’s reliance on low-paid – some say unskilled […]

COVID-19 has laid bare many of the problems with the global food system. Even in ordinary times, migrant farmworkers live and work in overcrowded and dangerous conditions. COVID-19 has ravaged many farmworker communities. Even as states closed their borders to halt the spread of the virus, they found ways to allow farmworkers to migrate. In […]