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Welcome to the newly developed Department Blog. Reflecting our commitment to interdisciplinary research, members of staff and postgraduates participate within a wide range of interdisciplinary research based in the Department and across the University. Initially we will have a new blog entry every two months and, in the longer term, intend to have monthly posting updates (past blogs will be archived and available).
The Growing (In)Visibility of Muslim Family Life
Written by Dr Jo Britton It is difficult to imagine a time when Muslim families were not a topic of critical media and public interest in the UK. However, if we look back to the post-World War Two period of migration, the family lives of a pioneering generation of Muslim migrants received little attention. This…
The persistence of age discrimination in shaping late working lives
Written by Dr Rachel Crossdale Age discrimination is one of several issues tackled in the internationally comparative Exclusion and Inequality in Late Working Life (EIWO) project funded by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare. When reading through transcripts of in-depth interviews with older workers collected in the UK as part of…
The Digital Donor Conception Study: Kickstarting a ‘Grown Up’ Conversation about Informal Donor Conception
Written by Dr Leah Gilman and Dr Alexus (Lexie) Davies Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels The UK’s fertility regulator (the HFEA) strongly advises against home insemination with donor sperm. However, such informal donor conception (IDC) is on the increase. We need a ‘grown up’ conversation about this practice which goes beyond the current ‘just…
Justice for victims of transnational marriage abandonment
Written by Professor Sundari Anitha In a global world where transnational marriages are on the rise, transnational marriage abandonment (TMA) is a growing form of domestic violence that has long been ignored. TMA occurs when men with citizenship/residence rights in countries in the global north abandon their foreign national wives in their home countries. Such…
Bringing the world of internet research to Sheffield
Written by Dr Tim Highfield and Dr Lianrui Jia Between 30 October and 2 November 2024, Sheffield will be host to the 25th annual Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) conference, bringing over 500 local and international delegates to discuss critical internet studies under the overarching theme of ‘Industry’. Co-hosted by the University of Sheffield and…
“Taking back control of our borders”. The “dependants’ problem”.
Written by Professor Majella Kilkey Almost four years after departing the European Union (EU) and almost three years since the introduction of a new immigration system, it is clear that “taking back control of our borders” has not resulted in reduced migration to the UK. Net migration in the year ending June 2023 was 672,000;…
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In the Liminal Spaces: Understanding Knowledge Production and Narratives of Suboptimal Health in Contemporary China
Written by Cheer (Lijiaozi) Cheng How often do we meet someone who declares themselves in perfect health? It’s a rare occurrence, to say the least. In the intricate landscape of health and illness, there lies a nuanced space occupied by those who find themselves neither distinctly well nor acutely unwell. This space is diverse, encompassing…
From de-exceptionalising Brexit to understanding “Global Britain” through diasporic connections
Written by Dr Catherine Ruth Craven On November 17th 2023 approximately 100 scholars, lawyers, and activists working on issues related to migration and citizenship gathered in central Birmingham for an international symposium on Migration, coloniality and belonging in ‘Global Britain’. The meeting centered the findings and ongoing research of the MIGZEN project, for which I…
Exploring Black mental health and wellbeing with South African healers and scholars
Written by Dr Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh In October 2023, I visited with mental health and wellbeing researchers from the Centre for the Study of Race, Gender and Class (RGC), University of Johannesburg. In their own words, RGC “offers a home in the Southern Hemisphere for engaged scholarship around intellectual, creative, spiritual and everyday practices that both…
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