PODCAST · education
Sawyer Bites
by Boston University Center on Forced Displacement
The Sawyer Seminar Series, hosted by Boston University's Center on Forced Displacement, is designed as a comparison between US and EU policies to acknowledge both the exceptional character of the US and EU’s influence and the similarities in their border externalization regimes. By engaging ethics, history, and culture, alongside international relations, technology studies, and public health, we hope that our Seminar will suggest a better path forward. This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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On the Move and Queer: Forcibly Displaced and Ultra-Vulnerable
This talk is given by Sandra McEvoy, a Clinical Associate Professor of Political Science and Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Boston University. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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‘We Are Here Because You Were There’: Techno-Racism and Exclusion at Digital Borders
This talk is given by Petra Molnar, A lawyer and anthropologist specializing in migration and human rights as well as a faculty associate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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25
Trans-Refusals
This talk is given by Martha Balaguera Cuervo, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Securing the US-Mexico Border, Externalization Policies, and the Impact on Migrant Journeys
This talk is given by Caroline Miles, a professor of literatures and cultural studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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23
The Colonial Origins of Migration Management in Kenya
This talk is given by Nicholas R. Micinski, an assistant professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Maine. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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The Political Economy of EU Border and Migration Management
This talk is given by Kaija Schilde an assistant professor of political science at the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Immigration Fraud as Resistance
This talk is given by Patti Tamara Lenard, a professor of public and international affairs at the University of Ottawa. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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20
The Lawful Lawlessness of Borders
This talk is given by Ayten Gündoğdu, an associate professor of political science at Barnard College and Columbia University Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Border Externalization and the Paradoxes of Humanitarianism
This talk is given by David Owen, a professor of social and political philosophy at the University of South Hampton. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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By Sand or By Sea: The Humanitarian Impacts of EU and U.S. Migration Policies
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Eric Reidy, editor of the New Humanitarian. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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The Criminalization of NGO's Engaged in Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean: The Case of Italy
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Katia Bianchini, a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Maya Indigenous Migration from Guatemala: 1890's to the Present
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Rachel Nolan, an assistant professor of International Relations at Boston University. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Bordered Journeys
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Noelle Brigden, an associate director of Political Science at Marquette University. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Mano de Obra: Exploring Processes and Materiality in Artwork
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Karla Gabriela De La Fuente, a research assistant at the School of Art & Design at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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13
Desplazarse entre Dulce Hogares
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Cecilia Sierra a local artist in Brownsville, Texas. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Healing the Healers - Secondary Trauma and Resettlement
In this episode we will listen to a talk given by Kaitlin Roberson the co-founder and CEO of Cacti Therapeutics. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Victimización, Polivictimización y Salud Mental en Población Migrante: Un Análisis del Caso Matamoros, México
En este episodio escucharemos una presentación de Fabiola Peña Cardenas, una profesora de Psicología a la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Para más información sobre el Sawyer Seminar Series y Center on Forced Displacement de la Universidad de Boston visite el sitio web: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ Esta Sawyer Seminar Series es posible gracias al apoyo de The Mellon Foundation.
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Rio Valley Relief Project
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Cassandra Stewart, founder and executive director of the Rio Valley Relief Project. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Immigration Education and Advocacy
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Fabiola Olvera Benitez, the immigration education & advocacy manager of Texas Impact. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Building Collaborations, Creating Advocacy
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Sister Norma Pimental, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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The Politics of Destruction
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Marianna T. Wright, executive director of the National Butterfly Center. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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The Criminalization of Immigration at the US-Mexico Border
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Azalea Alemán-Bendiks, a retired senior litigation counsel and federal public defender in the Southern District of Texas. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Externalization at the Border in the Form of Privatization and Secrecy and Migrant Interdiction in the High Seas.
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Boston University professors Kaija Schilde and Noora Lori entitled: The Outsourcing of Border and Migration Management in the EU and U.S: Externalization at the Border in the Form of Privatization and Secrecy and Muddying the Waters: Migrant Interdiction in the High Seas. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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U.S. Refugee Policy: How Global Crises Have Rocked American Refugee Admissions from Vietnam to Ukraine
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Mark Storella, professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and director of the African Studies Center at Boston University. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Search and Rescue and Migrant Interdiction at Sea
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Dr. Isabella Trombetta. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Ideas and Practices for Less Violent and More Porous Borders
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Jeff Rubin, Associate Professor of History; Research Associate for the BU Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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Fortress Europe and Fortress North America: Border Externalization Agreements
In this episode we listen to a talk given by Susan Akram, clinical professor at Boston University School of Law and director of the International Human Rights clinical program. Check out the website for more information about the Sawyer Seminar Series and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement: https://www.bu.edu/cfd/sawyer-seminar-series/ This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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The Sawyer Seminar Series, hosted by Boston University's Center on Forced Displacement, is designed as a comparison between US and EU policies to acknowledge both the exceptional character of the US and EU’s influence and the similarities in their border externalization regimes. By engaging ethics, history, and culture, alongside international relations, technology studies, and public health, we hope that our Seminar will suggest a better path forward. This Sawyer Seminar Series is made possible with funding support from the Mellon Foundation.
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