UCL Migration

#UCLBetweenBorders: Exploring Spaces of Exclusion and Belonging in Global Migration.
@UCLgeography Migration Research Unit Student Conference 2017.

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For more information on 'Migration & Society' see: https://t.co/DHHrdYYh0U @MetteLouiseBerg @RefugeMvingWrld @IOE_London @UCLMigration

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The last of your student organizers signing off from G07! Have a great summer & thank you all once again for joining us! #UCLBetweenBorders

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Thank you once more to our sponsors @UCL_IAS @UCL_GC and @UCL_EI! We are grateful for your support in pulling off a successful conference.

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Read @TahminehEmami's 3-part reimagining here https://t.co/h1zAKYuy5h & follow our project to know when we have published her next piece! https://t.co/aHHEBAeBQJ

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Wine reception going strong to close out #UCLBetweenBorders Student Migration Conference 2017! Thank you to all our presenters and attendees

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Interesting comparison of temporary cities 4 religious festival from @TahminehEmami in response 2 q abt ref. adaptation of camp environment

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Policy tends 2 come from state level, journalism is focused @ regional level; we have 2 interact w both levels -Lien Mostmans @kevinsmets

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versus tragic accounts of suicides. Confusing, not representative of realities.Journalists adapt quickly to established narratives -Lien 2/2

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In Belgium, debate around "constructive journalism"--can become over-romantic in representing "successful" families and individuals 1/2

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"There are different types of temporary" -@TahminehEmami on risk of continuing to use temporary language like "camp" #UCLBetweenBorders

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@TahminehEmami Laura Gallon: depends a lot on skills and experience of author as well. Brings a more human side but can be tricky

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Audience q: does art romanticize refugee experiences?
Definite risk, says @TahminehEmami, but in certain cases it is useful tool 4 empathy

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Identity is both vertical across generations and horizontal across cultural identities in given historical/political context -Laura Gallon

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or a ghetto we inhabit to satisfy the dominant world?" pp 126-127, "The Upside-Downness of the World as it Unfolds" #UCLBetweenBorders

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"Who and by what authority is checking our credentials? Is 'authenticity' a home we build for ourselves [...] 1/2

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Identity & cultural appropriation of Hindu practices by white characters in Canada-change in attitude as commodification of difference rises

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Symbolic representation of fading British power, rising American influence, & how both extend & invade interior/exterior borders in Trinidad

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Laura Gallon is our last panelist: presenting on spatial and symbolic borders in the work of Shani Mootoo #UCLBetweenBorders

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Lesson to architects from Calais camp: "cities are not always built the way we want them to be built" -@TahminehEmami #UCLBetweenBorders

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Up next, @TahminehEmami on spaces of inclusion/exclusion + architecture #UCLBetweenBorders See her work on our blog: https://t.co/f379GUUaW1