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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Upcoming #Migration&Mobility Seminar from our friends @ihr.bsky.social on 'Race and the Rent Collector' exploring the changing relationship between housing and migration in modern Britain.

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Postdoc opportunity at @mau.se examining Italian #migration contexts across media outlets, trade unions and professional associations. 3 years, full time, full details below: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/101...

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Postdoc in IMER within the ERC project GIVE RIGHTS

Malmö university is an open, innovative and international university that contributes to societal development thanks

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And tomorrow's TIDES: (Intertidal) programme exploring how migration shapes our world in collaboration with @migrationmuseum.org. MFI staff and Postdoctoral Fellow will be taking part in the afternoon Spotlight panel, come down and say hello! www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/que...

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TIDES: (Intertidal) – Migration Festival

A day of workshops and performances exploring how migration shapes our world

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Michael Eades @drmichaeleades.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Good funding opportunity here via @migrantfutures.bsky.social. Grants up to £20k available for artists, photographers, filmmakers, and migrants’ organisations to explore how images can reshape public feelings about migration… Timely and urgent! #ukhe #culturalfunding sites.gold.ac.uk/mfi-news/

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📣 An exciting new call from the Migrant Futures Institute aiming to reimagine migration and our collective futures through images - please circulate widely sites.gold.ac.uk/mfi-news/202... @migrantfutures.bsky.social

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OPEN CALL: Moving Feelings – Images for New Migration Futures – MFI News

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📢ARTIST OPPORTUNITY📢 Up to £20,000 is available from #MigrantFutures for artists, creative practitioners and migrants' organisations to collaboratively explore how images can reshape public discussions of migration. Interested? Find out more: sites.gold.ac.uk/mfi-news/

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

From 2026-2029, we will be supporting research that links to these three themes. Stay tuned for a recap of how we've already been supporting research on how migration helps us understand and transform contemporary political life and opportunities for new projects responding to these areas.

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our final theme is 'Political Imagination'. This seeks to: 🌱 Generate new concepts, methods and partnerships for researchers, institutions and activists to recognise the limits of existing imaginaries 🧪+🎨Develop innovative interdisciplinary methodologies 🧠Expand what futures become thinkable

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our second theme is 'Resistance & Refusal'. MFI research in this area seeks to: 🔧 Generate practical knowledge that is useful for movements 👥Support long-term coalition formation ✊Develop new understandings of political agency and resistance

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our Director, Professor Bridget Anderson is facilitating a session on 'Understanding and Resisting Disabling Immigration and Asylum Systems in the Global North'. Register for free ⬇️

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our research on 'Racism and Nationalism' seeks to: 🗣 Challenge methodological nationalism ⚖ Reframe migration debates through racial justice 🔃Connect migration to broader struggles around inequality

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This week we're introducing our Research Themes: 📌Racism and Nationalism 📌Refusal & Resistance 📌Political Imagination Over the next three years, we'll be supporting research across these areas, grounded in collaboration with migrants, organisers, creative practitioners, and justice movements.

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We're pleased to welcome Professor Bridget Anderson as the MFI's Inaugural Director. Check out this article from @mmbuob.bsky.social that Bridget wrote earlier this year, arguing for creative approaches to migration research in building new political imaginaries ⬇️

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Please note the *new location* for this important Refugee Week celebration event ⬇️

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Congratulations to MFI co-director @madianou.bsky.social whose book 'Technocolonialism' won 2 awards at the 2026 International Communication Association conference. The book charts how the datafication of aid reproduces coloniality and engenders new forms of violence against migrants & refugees.

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

What is 'Guerilla Public History'? Myriam Dalal, MFI postdoctoral fellow, develops the notion in her just published article-intervention urging us to develop an alternative methodology to reclaim historical narratives of the oppressed. ⬇️

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Cut the Crap: Reclaiming History Needs a Revolution Not a Public History Project | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core

Cut the Crap: Reclaiming History Needs a Revolution Not a Public History Project - Volume 2

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

'Monologues from the Mediterranean Sea' - an evening of documentary theatre with stories of people who have attempted one of the world's deadliest crossings. Organised by the Centre for Research Architecture @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social June 3 5:30, all welcome! details ⬇️

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Monologues of the Mediterranean Sea

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Next #migrantfutures event: Voices of Migration: Mental Health, Identity & Resilience, featuring a panel discussion and photo exhibition on Afghan migrants’ experiences of identity, wellbeing, and resilience in the UK. 28 May, 5–7pm @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social details ⬇️ All welcome!

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Voices of Migration: Mental Health, Identity, and Resilience

A photo exhibition and panel discussion exploring migration and mental health, drawing on a pilot study that examines the lived experiences of Afghan migrants in the UK.

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We are delighted to collaborate with @lrmn.bsky.social on Refugee Week 2026 - join us on June 13th for an inspiring day of live performances, storytelling and workshops @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

NEW on the MFI Blog: Our postdoctoral fellow, Kit Hung recently visited @fifdh.bsky.social in Geneva, Switzerland. Kit reflects on his time there and how cross-border storytelling often requires filmmakers to build in safety and security for its subjects. sites.gold.ac.uk/mfi-news/202...

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Where stories, impact, and community meet: Notes from FIFDH Geneva – MFI News

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Migrant Futures Institute @migrantfutures.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Hello Bluesky 👋 We’re the Migrant Futures Institute (MFI) at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social. We share public-facing research, creative practice and events on migration; co-produced with migrants, refugees and partners in the UK and internationally. Follow us for updates and opportunities

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