‘Documenting Violence Against Migrants as Forms of Complex Memorialisation’: A Seminar with Sylvanna Falcón
G4 Room G4, 3 Priory Road, Bristol, United KingdomWhat are the challenges and questions raised by research on violence against migrants? Sylvanna Falcón of UC Santa Cruz and a UoB visiting scholar will lead a conversation on this […]
‘Rural-Urban Migration, Racialization and Race-Based Mobilization in Cartagena during the Twentieth Century’
Arts Complex, G.H03 7 Woodland Road, Bristol, United KingdomA research talk by Orlando Deavila Pertuz, Assistant Professor, International Institute of Caribbean Studies, Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia. Since the mid-twentieth century, thousands of rural migrants moved to the city […]
Caribbean Stories Across Borders: A Workshop
Humanities Research Space 7 Woodland Road, Bristol, United KingdomHow can we have broader stories about the Caribbean across borders, whether those be boundaries of empire, language or discipline, and within academia, educational institutions and beyond? We will be […]
MMB Reading Group: Lilie Chouliaraki and Myria Georgiou
Online meetingThis month the MMB reading group, led by MMB Research Coordinator Juan Zhang, will be discussing Lilie Chouliaraki and Myria Georgiou's recent book The Digital Border: Migration, Technology, Power (NYU Press, […]
The Ethics and Geopolitics of Representation in Post-Conflict Peru
Room G65 15 Woodland Road, BristolA seminar with Sylvanna Falcón, UC Santa Cruz. Representation can be quite challenging to navigate when societies are divided about how to memorialize a tragedy. In the case of Perú, […]
MMB Tour of Bristol Digital Futures Institute
BDFI 65 Avon Street, Bristol, United KingdomJoin us for a tour of Bristol Digital Futures Institute (BDFI), a unique part of the university where interdisciplinary teams work together with the aim of shaping digital futures that […]
‘Freedom Without Exclusions: Land, Labour, and Liberty for All’
G.10, LR 43 Woodland Road, Bristol, United KingdomFeaturing: Sam Okyere (University of Bristol); Raphael Godlove Ahenu Jr (Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Media Foundation - GLOMEF); Alf Nilsen (University of Pretoria); Nandita Sharma (University of […]
Are Trigger/Content Warnings Impacting Learning? A Reading/Pedagogy Conversation with Sylvanna Falcón
Verdon Smith Room, Royal Fort House, Bristol, United KingdomEducators are being encouraged to provide students with trigger or content warnings in which difficult topics are going to be covered, giving students agency on whether or not they want […]
MMB PGR Discussion Group
Lady Hale Moot Court Room, 8-10 Berkeley Square, BristolWe are delighted to announce the second MMB PGR discussion group meeting! This session will focus on borders and bordering techniques. In particular, we will discuss the benefits and risks of examining borders […]
Casino Asia: How Do Casinos Transform Social Imaginations?
Room 1.01 13 Berkeley Square, Bristol, United KingdomThis is a joint seminar with Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research. Casino Asia: How do casinos transform social imaginations? To register for a free in-person ticket, please sign up on Eventbrite. To register for a free online ticket, please sign up on Zoom. Abstract: The rapid proliferation of casino-resorts in Asia and their unique integration into the […]