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Eleanor Paynter

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critical refugee studies, human rights, Mediterranean migration, transnat'l Italy | asst prof @uoromance @uo_gsl | other place @eleanorbpaynter.net

Joined March 2013
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Emergency in Transit is in @ucpress's Fall 2024 catalogue & out in November Let me know if you adopt it for a class or are interested in a related talk -- I'd love to be in touch #CriticalRefugeeStudies #AsylumInEurope #CriticalMediaStudies #TransnationalItalianStudies

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“We are doing this protest because we are being forgotten here. There are no interpreters in the camp.” Asylum seekers in Greek refugee camps are protesting because they have been left without legally required interpretation services for months. tovima.com/society/greek-…


Once again, Italy attempts to send migrants to its new detention centers in Albania, only to have at least 2 of the 8 people sent back to Italy (health reasons for 1; I haven't yet seen more about the 2nd)

Campagna d’Albania (Vol.2). Replay. Degli otto migranti selezionati in mezzo al Mediterraneo dalla Marina militare italiana e deportati a Gjadër, due sono già in partenza per l’Italia. «Troppo fragili. Vulnerabili. Malati».



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This Sunday, Chat asked me why should we even bother with international law if it's never done anything for the Global South. People ask me this question a lot so I thought I'd share my (surprisingly optmistic) answer with you guys here as well. Let me know what you think...


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When I started reporting this story, about Israeli drones being used to spot & stop people trying to cross the Med to reach Europe, I didn’t imagine I would finish writing it, & now be sharing it, with the sound of Israeli drones above me. Beirut just now x.com/maeveorourke/s…

Israeli drones an essential part of EU bid to stop migrants from reaching its territory. Vital reporting as always from @sallyhayd irishtimes.com/world/middle-e…



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What a great resource for student ethnographers: emergingethnographers.org


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The Israeli Knesset has just voted in favor of a law which outlaws UNRWA. The agency will be forced to stop its activities, which are crucial to keep Palestinians alive, especially in Gaza. The Israeli parliament is translating genocidal policies into national law.

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L’agenzia dell’ONU per i profughi palestinesi non potrà più lavorare in Israele ilpost.link/cD8O0Y6Slj


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Travelling to the United States to present my new report "Genocide as Colonial Erasure" to the UN. I will also discuss it in various public venues. A small contribution to try to stop the atrocities in Palestine.

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Recommended reading! "After Border Externalization: Migration, Race, and Labour in Mauritania" by Hassan Ould Moctar is out now and open access! Congratulations, @aloueimi! bloomsbury.com/uk/after-borde…


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Here it is: Frontex's birth certificate. Tomorrow marks 20 years since this original regulation came into force and established the agency that has since been involved in countless human rights violations, tragedies, and more. Let's review a few.

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Tomorrow marks an important yet grim occasion: 20 years of Frontex. This anniversary is tainted by a tragic record, with a "birth certificate" stained by the blood of innocents. Frontex bears the imprint of grave injustices inflicted on migrants, both at Europe’s borders and in

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Still 3 days to submit! CFP below @AAIS_Official

Working in Italian Studies? Please consider submitting a paper for our @AAIS_Official 2025 panel "Resistance and Methods in Italian Studies" We seek papers that engage interdisciplinary methodological approaches to examine histories and practices of resistance...

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