Caribbean Stories Across Borders: A Workshop
Humanities Research Space (1.H020) 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 […]
Book launch: ‘Measuring Global Migration: Towards Better Data for All’ by Frank Laczko, Elisa Mosler Vidal and Marzia Rango
Online webinarChair: Ann Singleton, Reader in Migration Policy, University of Bristol. Speakers: Dr Frank Laczko, former Director of IOM GMDAC and the former Head of Research at IOM, Elisa Mosler Vidal, DPhil candidate in Migration Studies, COMPAS, and Marzia Rango, Migration and Human Mobility Specialist at the UN Operations and Crisis Centre (UNOCC) in the UN Secretariat in New York. Discussant: Diego Iturralde, Chief Director […]
‘Invisible’ (2024): MMB Film Screening and Panel Discussion
The Cinema, Department of Film and Television 5th Floor, Richmond Building, BristolUK premier of a documentary short about the challenges faced by domestic workers in Colombia commuting on public transport. 'Invisible’ (30 mins). A documentary short by Valentina Montoya Robledo and Daniel Gómez Restrepo. (Spanish, with English subtitles). Register to attend the screening here. Two domestic workers, Reinalda in Medellín and Belén in Bogotá, explain the […]