‘How not to think like a state: non-exclusion as the basis of political community’ – An MMB PGR workshop with Nandita Sharma
Verdon Smith Room, Royal Fort House, Bristol, United KingdomTen places are available for this exclusive workshop with activist scholar Professor Nandita Sharma, hosted by MMB during her Bristol Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professorship. Postgraduates at all stages of their PhD are invited to explore and debate ways of thinking outside the nation state with Nandita, whose work addresses the production of categories of […]
‘African Apocalypse’ (2020) – Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Arnolfini 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, United KingdomA film by Rob Lemkin, featuring Femi Nylander. Music by Tunde Jegede and Sunara Begum. UK Premiere of the Hausa dub (with English subtitles). ‘A people’s history of colonialism […]
The MMB Summer Walk
Severn Beach Station Severn Beach Road, Bristol, United KingdomA walk and picnic on the banks of the River Severn - a chance to catch up, get to know each other and build the MMB community! Following the success […]
Migration and Climate Change
WebinarOur second joint webinar of the year examines the links between climate change and migration, bridging the gap between research and delivery. Climate change is the biggest threat our planet […]
‘New Slavery,’ modern marronage and the multiple afterlives of plantations in contemporary Italy – seminar with Irene Peano
PRIORY RD COMPLEX E BLK 2E4 Priory Road, BristolWe are very excited to welcome Irene Peano (University of Lisbon) to give a seminar on modern marronage in contemporary Italy. Irene holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the […]
Autumn Composting
(de)Bordering Plot Royal Fort Gardens, Bristol, United KingdomBuilding on our (de)Bordering collaboration, Brigstow and MMB have launched a new joint initiative, Seasons and Cycles. This will start conversations that explore connections between plant, animal and human movements/migrations and develop research […]
MMB Reading Group – Altenreid and Bojadzijev (2017)
The MMB Reading Group is back! This year we will be discussing articles as well as books that encourage new ways of thinking about migration and mobilities. The meetings are […]
MMB Film Group: ‘Offside’ (Jafar Panahi, 2006, 85 minutes)
The Cinema, Department of Film and Television 5th Floor, Richmond Building, BristolScreening and discussion An Iranian comedy drama following the plight of a group of girls who disguise themselves as boys in order to sneak into the Iranian national football stadium […]
‘The UK Investor visa (1994-2022): a tumultuous history’ – an online talk by Sarah Kunz
Sarah Kunz will discuss her work on the UK Investor visa – Britain’s wealth-based immigration pathway that offered a straightforward route to permanent residence, and eventually citizenship, for those who […]
MMB New Year Social!
We warmly invite our members to join us for a drink to welcome in the new year and to catch up with MMB colleagues from across the University and Bristol. […]