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‘in motion’ film screening: ‘Styx’ (Wolfgang Fischer, 2018) – CANCELLED
‘in motion’ film screening: ‘Styx’ (Wolfgang Fischer, 2018) – CANCELLED
N.B. This screening has been cancelled due to the UCU strike action taking place during this week. 'in motion' is the MMB film group bringing together students and researchers interested in the subject of migration in film and cinema. It comprises of monthly screenings (on the final Tuesday of the month) followed by informal conversations about the […]
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IdeasLab: Securing Britain’s Seas
IdeasLab: Securing Britain’s Seas
As a nation of islands, maritime security is of critical importance to the UK. It comprises a range of important issues, including fisheries management, the migration of people, the fight against narcotics and people trafficking, marine environmental protection, the protection of critical infrastructure and counterterrorism at sea. While the UK remains a major naval power, […]
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Slavery, Criminalisation, Citizenship and Mobility – Talk, Film and Book Launch
Slavery, Criminalisation, Citizenship and Mobility – Talk, Film and Book Launch
In the Atlantic World, the enslaved were simultaneously constructed as objects of property and criminally culpable persons. Following slavery’s legal abolition, criminalisation remained central to the exclusion of formerly enslaved people and their descendants from rights, freedom and citizenship, and so to the continued coding of freedom as white. This event through talks, discussion and […]
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*POSTPONED* MMB Research Seminar
*POSTPONED* MMB Research Seminar
The MMB Research Seminars run twice a term and offer an opportunity for members to present work they are intending to publish and receive feedback from colleagues. For this seminar, the second in the new series, Christalla Pithara will be presenting the paper ‘Understanding work-based experiences of sexual violence against female migrant domestic workers in […]
*CANCELLED* Unpacking Fieldwork in Challenging Settings (2)
*CANCELLED* Unpacking Fieldwork in Challenging Settings (2)
Power relations and gender during fieldwork: Yup, issues are still there! Identifying and managing power relations is a constant struggle in research and often magnified during fieldwork. The second seminar in this series will focus on discussing effective approaches in negotiating and navigating power relations in the field – with a special focus on gender […]
*CANCELLED* ‘Dangerous Liaisons: Sea and Desert in Antiquity’
*CANCELLED* ‘Dangerous Liaisons: Sea and Desert in Antiquity’
A talk by Professor Gil Gambash, University of Haifa. Significant stretches of the Mediterranean coastline lie in proximity to arid or semi-arid micro-regions, particularly along the shores of Africa and the Levant. The intense connectivity produced during antiquity by Mediterranean networks generated the circulation of knowledge, influence and wealth, as well as the mobility of motivated […]
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*POSTPONED* MMB Drop-in
*POSTPONED* MMB Drop-in
Need to talk through a new research idea? Looking for advice on increasing the impact of your work? Want to disseminate your research more widely or run an event? MMB Director Bridget Anderson and Manager Emma Newcombe will be available for a second drop-in session to discuss any area in which MMB members need support, […]
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*POSTPONED* ‘in motion’ film screening: ‘Blackboards’ (Samira Makhmalbaf, 2000)
*POSTPONED* ‘in motion’ film screening: ‘Blackboards’ (Samira Makhmalbaf, 2000)
'in motion' is the MMB film group bringing together students and researchers interested in the subject of migration in film and cinema. It comprises of monthly screenings (NB this one is not, as usual, on the final Tuesday of the month) followed by informal conversations about the issues raised by the films. The film group is […]