Jane presented work from our GRABS project at the IMISCOE annual conference in Girona, 29 June – 3 July 2026 She presented papers in two panels: This panel session centred on applying an intersectional lens to researchers’ positionalities and reflexivity. It interrogated how this lens could be used as a methodological and ethical tool which…
“If one wanted to fully understand the impediments faced by these young refugees in both Johannesburg and Paris, you do not have to look beyond this powerful exhibition, well capturing the precarious existence of a people living on the margins of society.” Edward Tsumele, City Life/Arts Editor Read the full article about our exhibition at…
by Jane Freedman, Glenda Santana de Andrade, Tamaryn Crankshaw, Aron Tesfai, Yasmin Rajah, Juan-Manuel Moreno Abstract: Whilst migration has been characterised as a quest for mobility, our research in South Africa has shown how young people in situations of forced migration experience multiple forms of immobility both physical and social as different legal, political, economic…
By Alex Japonais, Jorojina Elishal, Israel Wabikamba, Rammy Sadat, Jay, Aron Tesfai, Glenda Santana de Andrade, Jane Freedman AbstractThis article emerges from a series of participatory and creativeresearch workshops that we participated in as organisers/researchersand participants/co-researchers. The workshops were part of anongoing research project on young people’s experiences of migrationand (im) mobility across borders. Research…
On June 11, 2026, the GRABS team were invited to present their research by the IRD–CNRS–CIRAD joint office in Southern Africa and the Future Africa campus at the University of Pretoria. Jane Freedman, Glenda Santana de Andrade and Aron Tesfai gave a presentation entitled The Architecture of ‘Stoppedness’. Focused on participatory research methods and the dynamics…
Workshop at the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS), University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 20 May 2026 The GRABS team was invited to participate in a day long workshop at the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS), at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg We were delighted to engage with colleagues from the GEMMS and…
Episode 22: Home Away from Home. By Fadeelat, Aisha and Izzy. https://soundcloud.com/universiteparis8/episode-22-home-away-from-home
MOTIVER Un poème par Landry Le regard levé au loin Un sacré magic Lever du soleil, Inoubliables sont nos peines, remplis de doutes et inquiétudes Mais bombé est le torse, comme un esclave en quête de signe de lumière. A retenir: nos pensées nous rendent aveugles, le but c’est d’accepter d’être incompris par soi…
Glenda Santana de Andrade and Israel Wabikamba (one of the young GRABS participants in South Africa) were recently interviewed by France 24 about our recent photo exhibition at the KZNSA Gallery in eThekwini-Durban. Glenda explained to international viewers the origins and objectives of our project, whilst Israel spoke about his photographs and what participating in…
Athens Soundscape. By Nemo, Dino, Izzy & Jane
