My name is Destiny Nezam, and I am from St. Louis, Missouri. I recently graduated with a Master's in Social Anthropology from the University of St Andrews, where I researched migrant temporality in the Scottish Highlands. During my research, I co-hosted a radio show to help facilitate discourse between locals and migrants in the community. After graduating, I returned to St. Louis to serve in the educational equity sphere as an adviser and deep canvasser, gaining research experience and supporting marginalized communities across the St. Louis region. With significant experience working in the nightwork sector, I am excited to further my understanding and continue cultivating a passion for serving underrepresented demographics like nighttime labourers. 

Conach Gibson-Feinblum is a PhD researcher with the EUROBORDERWALKS project and an affiliated member of both the Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century (ISS21) and UCC Futures: Collective Social Futures at University College Cork, Ireland. She holds a Master of Arts in Anthropology from University College Cork.

Research Topic

Under the supervision of Professor Maggie O’Neill and Dr. Tracey Skillington, and advised by Dr. Michael McLoughlin, Conach’s research explores the meaning, experience, and practice of the Irish border through the lived experiences of cross-border beekeepers. Rather than viewing the border as a fixed geographical boundary, her study examines processes of bordering—that is, how borders are actively produced, experienced, and negotiated in everyday life by ordinary people. Drawing on Chris Rumford’s (2012) concept of borderwork, it highlights how beekeepers engage in and navigate these processes. Her research applies an ethno-mimetic approach, blending ethnographic, biographical, and arts-based methods to contribute to the field of Critical Border Studies (CBS).