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16 Sep 2025
PhD students Ayham Alhuseen and Iryna Gokhman attend the Oxford Summer School on Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
Doctoral research can be an isolating journey, but opportunities for exchange and training play a crucial role in shaping young scholars. For PhD students Ayham Alhuseen and Iryna Gokhman, the Oxford Summer School on Refugee and Forced Migration Studies was such an opportunity.
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25 Aug 2025
2025 IMISCOE PhD Summer School - Developing a sensory methodology in migration studies
The PhD Summer School in Lisbon brought together doctoral students from around the world, including Iryna Gokhman, to explore innovative approaches to research on migration and social change, with a special focus on visual and sensory methods. The Summer School, held from 25–29 August 2025, was hosted in Lisbon and organised under the IMISCOE framework. It offered an intensive program of lectures, workshops, and fieldwork sessions, running from morning to evening, and designed to foster cross-disciplinary learning and exchange among 25 PhD researchers, many of whom brought prior experience in the arts.
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07 Jul 2025
MIGMOBS @Universidad de Nebrija, Madrid, @Sciences Po, Paris & @IMISCOE Paris 2025
MIGMOBS has had some busy weeks in June and July! Our action shifted to Madrid and then Paris.
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19 Jun 2025
MIGMOBS at IMISCOE conference in Paris, 1-4 July 2025
The MIGMOBS team has a strong showing at the annual IMISCOE conference in Paris, 1-4 July 2025. Our participation is supported by UCC ISS21 IMISCOE Travel funding.
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MIGMOBS-related publications
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Journal Article |
Journal Article | Feminism, Middle-class Chinese women, rock music, Censorship | 2025 |
Rocking Boundaries: Made-in-China Feminism and an All-Female Chinese Band in Tokyo |
This essay examines how Iceless, a Tokyo-based band of highly educated, middle-class Chinese women, redefines gender norms through their music, marking a unique evolution in Made-in-China feminism. Traditional band culture in China often celebrates male success stories in which talent wins fame and love, while women’s bands historically embody ideals of obedience, elegance, and service to male authority. This essay highlights how Chinese women are now resisting these expectations, asserting their agency within the constraints of state and algorithmic censorship. By addressing feminist themes in the diaspora and strategically negotiating boundaries to access the mainland Chinese market, Iceless transforms rock music into a platform for subtle yet impactful grassroots feminist expression. Their journey illuminates how Made-in-China feminism actively shapes gender politics, revealing women’s rock bands as a transformative force in the broader evolution of gender politics in China. | More details Read publication |