A Genealogy of Migrant Resistance (Advert Reference: RDF20/EE/GES/HUGHES)

That the last decades have seen a marked rise in migrant protests is widely acknowledged within and beyond the academy. Scholars in Geography and other cognisant disciplines (Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science) have paid critical attention to the emergence of solidarity movements, protests, hunger strikes, quiet tactics, creative activities, claims to citizenship and activist networks that have arisen in response to increasingly violent practices of border control. This urgent and politically important work has yet, however, to place these activities within a wider genealogy of migrant resistance.

With this in mind, ‘A Genealogy of Resistance’ address two interrelated question that are critical to understanding the emergence of what has come to be termed ‘migrant resistance’. Framing genealogy largely through the work of Michel Foucault, the project will first address the question ‘what is resistance?’ The project aims to traces how certain forms of activity have come to be developed as practices of resistance. It asks what forms, or genres of politics does a framing of these activities as resistant open up, and what does it risk foreclosing?

The second aspect of the doctoral study will be to construct a genealogy of the resistance practices of forced migrants within a case-study of their choice. This project provides the opportunity for the candidate to ground this project in accordance with their own expertise and interests. Tracing a genealogy will involve extensive archival research and applicants should state in the proposal where they anticipate this research taking place.

This project is supervised by Dr Sarah Hughes. The second and third supervisors will be Dr Kathryn Cassidy and Dr Paul Griffin.

Eligibility and How to Apply:

Please note eligibility requirement:
• Academic excellence of the proposed student i.e. 2:1 (or equivalent GPA from non-UK universities [preference for 1st class honours]); or a Masters (preference for Merit or above); or APEL evidence of substantial practitioner achievement.
• Appropriate IELTS score, if required.
• Applicants cannot apply for this funding if currently engaged in Doctoral study at Northumbria or elsewhere.

For further details of how to apply, entry requirements and the application form, see
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/how-to-apply/

Please note: Applications that do not include a research proposal of approximately 1,000 words (not a copy of the advert), or that do not include the advert reference (e.g. RDF20/EE/GES/HUGHES) will not be considered.

Deadline for applications: Friday 24 January 2020
Start Date: 1 October 2020

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