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Attracting and sustaining the screen industry workforce in Yorkshire and the Humber (2023)
Report
Hughes, E., & Webber, D. J. (2023). Attracting and sustaining the screen industry workforce in Yorkshire and the Humber. https://screen-network.org.uk: XR Stories, University of York

A key resource to any creative industry is their workforce, and this is particularly true for the screen industry. Although the central importance of this workforce is widely acknowledged, comparatively little is known about the mobility and embedde... Read More about Attracting and sustaining the screen industry workforce in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Migrants as ‘dissonant harmony-seekers’ and migrant life in ‘foam’ (2022)
Journal Article
Kars-Unluoglu, S., Guneri Cangarli, B., Yurt, O., & Gencer, M. (2023). Migrants as ‘dissonant harmony-seekers’ and migrant life in ‘foam’. Journal of Global Mobility, 11(1), 125-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGM-06-2022-0025

Purpose: Migration of the Turkish new middle-class – high-skilled, well-educated, young professionals – has been growing in recent years. This paper explores their migration experience and discusses the role of physical and virtual bubbles in the for... Read More about Migrants as ‘dissonant harmony-seekers’ and migrant life in ‘foam’.

Visualising the hostile environment: Creative studies of family immigration and separation (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Agusita, E. (2022, February). Visualising the hostile environment: Creative studies of family immigration and separation. Presented at Research Seminar Series – Disruption in the Creative Industries., Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research, Birmingham City University

In this talk, Dr Emma Agusita discusses her research work that uses creative digital methods to explore people’s experiences of encountering UK family immigration regulations that result in prolonged periods of separation from their partners and fami... Read More about Visualising the hostile environment: Creative studies of family immigration and separation.

Divided by Law (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Agusita, E., & Davies, K. (2021, November). Divided by Law. Presented at Lunchtime Talk Seminar Series, Pervasive Media Studio, Watershed, Bristol

In this talk, Dr Emma Agusita and Dr Katie Davies discuss their research project in which film was used to explore and bear witness to the experiences of binational families and couples trying to cope with the UK’s hostile immigration environment. Ca... Read More about Divided by Law.

Divided by Law (2021)
Digital Artefact
(2021). Divided by Law. [Film and website content]

Captured just before and during the Coronavirus outbreak and in the lead up to Brexit, 'Divided by Law' bears witness to binational families and couples trying to cope with the UK's hostile immigration environment.

Relationships at risk: Family migration, regulation and communication (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Agusita, E. (2019, March). Relationships at risk: Family migration, regulation and communication. Paper presented at Risky Relationships: Navigating Immigration Regulation in Family and Intimate Relationships, Arnolifini, Bristol, UK

This paper reflects on the findings of a research study investigating the communications practices of partners and families geographically separated due to restrictive UK immigration controls. The study examined the nature and effects of cross-border... Read More about Relationships at risk: Family migration, regulation and communication.

Visualising love: Family migration, separation and communication (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Agusita, E. Visualising love: Family migration, separation and communication. [www.vizlove.org]. Exhibited at Space Gallery, Old Market, Bristol. 30 July 2018 - 3 August 2018. (Unpublished)

This exhibition shares the outcomes of a research project by Dr Emma Agusita exploring the impacts of UK family immigration policies and rules on relationships between British and non-EU partners and families. Online archive featuring materials fr... Read More about Visualising love: Family migration, separation and communication.