‘In This World’: an MMB film group discussion
*** POSTPONED*** Details of new date to follow. The MMB series Childhood on the Move continues with a discussion of Michael Winterbottom's renowned film. ‘In This World’ (Michael Winterbottom, […]
MMB Reading Group – ‘Home Rule’ by Nandita Sharma
This month the MMB reading group discusses Nandita Sharma’s recent book Home Rule: National Sovereignty and the Separation of Natives and Migrants (2020, Duke University Press). In this book she […]
‘Marriage, Gender and Refugee Migration’ by Natasha Carver: book launch
Online webinarMMB is very pleased to announce the publication of Natasha Carver’s fantastic book Marriage, Gender and Refugee Migration: Spousal Relationships among Somali Muslims in the UK (Rutgers University Press, 2021). We are privileged […]
Policy, Politics and Research on Migration: A Critical Discussion
What is the relation between migration research, policy and politics? Is there a role for academics in policy making? Is academic research on migration political, or should it stay away […]
Protest and Violence: The View from the Colombian Community in England
Three members of the Colombian community in England will talk about how they have experienced the wave of social protest and state violence in Colombia that began with the National […]
Children as Subjects of Control: Interventions in Children’s Mobilities
WebinarThe prevailing global north construction of childhood as a period of innocence and dependence means that the independent mobility of those deemed to be children (whether in search of pleasure, […]
(de)Bordering: Building New Thinking on Nation and Movement
The (de)Bordering team, co-led by MMB Director Bridget Anderson and funded by the Brigstow Institute, are building a unique meeting place and we need help. If you have been around […]
‘Discrimination and Delegation’ by Lamis Elmy Abdelaaty: book launch
Online webinarPlease join us for a book launch and debate of Discrimination and Delegation: Explaining State Responses to Refugees (OUP, 2021) by Lamis Elmy Abdelaaty. This timely new book includes an in-depth analysis […]
MMB Reading Group – ‘Drawing the Global Colour Line’ by Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds
*** Please note this event has been rescheduled to 30th June*** This month the MMB Reading Group discusses Drawing the Global Colour Line: White Men’s Countries and the International Challenge of Racial Equality by Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds (Cambridge University Press, 2012). In 1900 W. E. B. DuBois prophesied that the colour line would be the […]
MMB Reading Group – ‘Immigration and Freedom’ by Chandran Kukathas
The reading group will meet over the summer to discuss the new book by Chandran Kukathas, Immigration and Freedom (Princeton University Press, 2021). To register for the meeting, please fill in this form. More about the book: Immigration is often seen as a danger to western liberal democracies because it threatens to undermine their […]