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 […]
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 […]
Presence and Movement: A Walk along the Severn Estuary
After so long meeting only on screen we are very excited to be able to see each other face to face in 3D! Please join MMB and the Centre for […]
UK Nationality and Borders Bill: an evaluation with Colin Yeo
WebinarA webinar with a leading immigration lawyer to discuss the key points of the new bill. . This summer the UK Nationality and Borders Bill passed its second reading. What […]
‘Stealing Time: Migration, Temporalities and State Violence’ book launch
WebinarAn online launch bringing together the editors and authors of a ground-breaking new collection. . Stealing Time draws together empirical contributions that focus on conceptualising the lived realities of time […]
‘In This World’: MMB Film Group screening
The Cinema, Department of Film and Television 5th Floor, Richmond Building, BristolA screening and discussion of Michael Winterbottom's renowned 2002 film about Afghan refugees. . In This World (Michael Winterbottom, 2002) Shot on digital video camcorders, with non-professional actors, this drama documentary follows two young Afghan boys, Jamal Udin Torabi and his cousin Enayatullah, as they embark on an arduous journey from Shamshatoo refugee camp in […]
MMB Reading Group – ‘Worldmaking after Empire’ by Adom Getachew
Online meetingThis month the MMB Reading Group will meet to discuss Adom Getachew's award-winning book Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination (Princeton University Press, 2019). About the book: Decolonization revolutionized the international order during the twentieth century. Yet standard histories that present the end of colonialism as an inevitable transition from a […]