Stuart Hall: 'postcolonial is not the end of colonisation. It is after a certain kind of colonialism [] in the wake of it, in the shadow of it, inflected by it, it is what it is because something else has happened before, but it is also something new'

This is excellent and thought-provoking. The idea of a 'stock refugee' expectation by decision-makers is so important and explains so much of what has been wrong with refugee status determination here in the United Kingdom.

Six people hospitalised today after they were found in the back of an HGV. One person killed by electrocution last weekend on the Eurostar. And many more forced into danger that survived.

Stop the boats, let even more people die differently.

Great for Uni of Birmingham to receive the #sanctuaryaward as recognition of the work done of the and commitment to promote access to higher education for #refugees . Really amazing work by Dr Jennifer Allsopp and many others to make this happen.

'I had heard the word alongside another word I recognised; for the first time, I understood that my family’s mouths could hold multiple truths at once.'

Today in #PENTransmissions , Janika Oza on language and migration.
pentransmissions.com/2023/12/19/our…

Winter, 1955 by Japanese artist and poet Keiko Minami #womensart

What's the 'problem' or 'challenge' with #migration ?
Why so easily & uncritically members of the cosmopolitan elite (yes, migrants!) who live & work in multiple countries embrace such a narrative?
The framing of migration as a 'challenge' is a big part of the problem...

The national treasure who IS my mum just sent me this still from BBC website along with a well crafted letter of complaint. Go mum! How is it this tabloid tat is now the norm but Gary Lineker & Carol Vorderman are cancelled for talking humanitarian sense? #bbc #bbc news #bbc bias

“The world of learning has become a battleground between the opposed forces of democratization and commercialization.” —Robert Darnton on “The Dream of a Universal Library” go.nybooks.com/3NsAZw2

What a thrill it was to enjoy this hilarious & moving whirligig from Isobel McArthur with my dear friend Martin Leonard as Assoc Director. This is the theatre we need right now - a convivial community feast celebrating all that makes us human: the good, the bawdy & the bohemian

Me: Now that I'm no longer undocumented, I will feel less afraid conducting my research!

**Right-wing attacks on university professors of color intensify**

Me: Oh

La “solidaridad radical” de Valentina Glockner piedepagina.mx/la-solidaridad… via Pie de Página

Hermoso tributo a una investigadora que tejió redes de colaboración, conocimiento y amor. Cada persona que me ha hablado de Valentina lo ha hecho describiendo su profunda humanidad. DEP.

🖤 Lamentamos profundamente la partida de nuestra colega #ValentinaGlockner , académica y defensora de los derechos humanos de la niñez y la adolescencia migrante. Descanse en paz 🖤

I am still struggling to process the loss of Valentina Glockner. Working with her was emboldening & inspiring. We were developing the theory of ‘acompañiamiento’ based on her incredible ethics of care in longitudinal research with migrants. We will continue the fight, Valentina💜🪴.

No Lurpak. Now we don’t cook. Now we smother your salty goodness on toast at 11pm & go back to work. Please don’t shame us academics, we choose u because anecdotal evidence suggests we can survive on toast 😂 #AcademicChatter #academictwitter #normativefood (did I invent that?)

What a joy tonight to host Melanie Griffiths Uni of Birmingham College of Social Sciences for our Penn-Birmingham Fellows Program program with PMI & IRiS. Thank you Melanie for your incredible insight into navigating academia, policy & activism. We stand on your shoulders! #AcademicTwitter

Lessons for EDI officers in universities everywhere 👇. I’m committed to language & citation equity & justice in my new role Student EDI UoB Race Equality Network College of Social Sciences. We must do more 2 recognize & reward the crucial act of translation in academia #AcademicTwitter UK Research and Innovation

So lovely to hear an older voice on the radio. I’m loving hearing 97 year old Margaret Bradshaw from Teesdale talking about plant preservation on BBC Radio 6 Music bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng… - more of this please! #represent #oldervoices #elders #wisdom #generation

'The university is a critical institution or it is nothing.’
Stuart Hall.

' #December chill' by Annie Soudain, contemporary UK artist and printmaker #WomensArt