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Mary Bosworth
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Professor of Criminology, @oxfordcrim.bsky.social, co-Director @bordercrim.bsky.social, writes about immigration detention and deportation.

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Mary Francesca Bosworth is Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford where she founded and co-directs the international research network Border Criminologies. She is the author of a number of books, including Engendering Resistance: Agency and Power in Women’s Prisons (1999), Explaining U.S. Imprisonment (2010), the edited book What is Criminology? (2011), the edited book The Borders of Punishment (2013), Inside Immigration Detention (2014), Bordered Lives (2020) with Khadija von Zinnenburg Carrol and Christoph Balzar, and Supply Chain Justice (2025). From 2009 to 2024 Mary Bosworth was the UK Editor-in-Chief of the journal Theoretical Criminology. .. more

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 18h
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

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Administrative Court Blog @admincourtblog.bsky.social · 21h
The Illegal Migration Act 2023 and the Hardial Singh principles administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/t...
The Illegal Migration Act 2023 and the Hardial Singh principles
The High Court has considered for the first time the impact of section 12 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (IMA 2023) on the operation of the Hardial Singh principles in challenges against immigra…
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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 22h
Europe’s appalling mistreatment of immigrants and refugees, and its moral passivity at horrors and deaths in The Med, should be a historic stain on all of our consciences.

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EU clears way for transfer of asylum seekers to unrelated countries
A legislative change approved by the European Parliament will enable EU states to send asylum seekers to countries with which they have no existing link. #EuropeNews
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 1d
Looks fab and I will be buying a copy!

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d
It’s out: Folding a River

“A sweeping poetic testament to migration, memory and the fragile work of hope. These poems speak to displacement and belonging, to wounds that demand tending, and to the courage required to remake community.” www.ionabooks.com/product/fold...
Folding a River
Explore the powerful themes of migration, memory and the fragile work of hope in 'Folding a River'. Let these poignant poems inspire you.
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 1d
please don't forget if you have Master's students who wrote a great dissertation last year on a borders related topic to get them to submit it to @bordercrim.bsky.social for our annual dissertation prize. more info here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
Border Criminologies Masters' Dissertation/Thesis
Applications are now open for the 8th Border Criminologies Dissertation Prize. Border Criminologies
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you! ☺️ 🙄

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 2d
thanks Rebecca! I hope it's that quick for the family member in question... for whom this is a second offence! hah clearly pays no attention to maternal research and expertise

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 2d
The Backstage of the Care Economy examines the migration of women from Eastern Europe to provide domestic and care work in Western Europe – revealing the dynamics of households fractured by mobility.

Read the book review 📚⤵️
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 2d
I’m going to stick with no punctuation tho…

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 2d
You can put commas in file names???

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 4d
but will the Sainsbury's return?? that's what the rest of us want to know. I miss it.

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Detention Action @detentionaction.bsky.social · 4d
1/4 UN Experts and Special Rapporteurs have sent formal allegation letters to both the UK and French governments over serious potential human rights violations under the ‘one-in, one-out’ deal. You may read the full story here: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 4d
and other nationalities, which may slow things down I fear. this is the same offspring who has done this before. last time it eventually was found.. and in the meantime they could reenter on other passport. sadly no longer... gah!

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 5d
Anyone recently applied for a uk passport replacement for a lost one 🙄 and knows how long it’s taking to process By any chance?

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 5d
📣📆 Italy-based friends & colleagues! Our co-director @andrianifili.bsky.social will present her new book, Caged Histories, at the University of Bologna on 16 Feb. The book brings together 10 yrs of research on violence & resistance in Greek detention. More info ⬇️

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Violenza e resistenza nei contesti di detenzione amministrativa in Grecia
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 5d
In the uk it’s harder and harder to get funding for this kind of work @bordercrim.bsky.social very much in need of more funding. Everyone is doing brilliant work but it’s sadly not sustainable. I’m very worried about our future, & that maps onto academic research funding on these topics too I fear

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 7d
Australia is using criminal law to control migrants on deportation pathways, in tandem with heightened immigration law restrictions – allowing the government to circumvent constitutional law limits on detention. Read the new blog post by Peter Billings ⤵️

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 7d
Am extremely jealous. It’s been years since I’ve been to dunsborough.

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · 7d
International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals. Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026 academic.oup.com/ijrl/pages/i...
International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals
Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026   The International Journal of Refugee Law is pleased to announce a Call for proposed Special Issues. Proposals for
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 7d
I used this today in teaching about visual methods. Very effective!

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Theoretical Criminology @theoreticalcrim.bsky.social · 7d
🗣️CHECK IT OUT🗣️ Are you interested in guest-editing for Theoretical Criminology? #TheoreticalCrim is now accepting proposals for our 2028 special issue! Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2026. Find our full criteria here: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm....
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 8d
Important! AHRC is looking for a new Executive Chair. A critical role for arts and humanities. £160k - £170k. Please share widely to help get the best possible field!
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UK Research and Innovation Arts and Humanities Research Council Executive Chair Candidate Prospectus January 2026

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 8d
If folk are in London this Friday evening, LSE Law School are holding what is certain to be an emotional event paying tribute to their colleague, the much missed Professor Conor Gearty:

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Remembering Professor Conor Gearty - In Tribute - LSE Law School Events
Join us for an evening of remembrance celebrating the life and work of Professor Conor Gearty, beloved teacher, mentor, and friend. Speakers will share personal tributes reflecting on Conor’s extraord...
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 8d
Thanks Jason. It’s annoying that the govt stopped producing their colour coded ones.

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 9d
am updating a ppt for an undergrad lecture on prisons in E&W and can't find an easy recent map of where the prisons are -- anyone have one by any chance?

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 9d
Check out this fascinating method for studying immigration detention centres. More great work from @andrianifili.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social
bordercrim.bsky.social Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 9d
🚫 Immigration detention facilities in Greece are often hidden from public view – a 3D modelling project brings new ways of documenting these spaces of confinement. Read more from @andrianifili.bsky.social 👇

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 9d
🚫 Immigration detention facilities in Greece are often hidden from public view – a 3D modelling project brings new ways of documenting these spaces of confinement. Read more from @andrianifili.bsky.social 👇

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Oxford Mutual Aid @oxfordmutualaid.bsky.social · 10d
If you cycle & would like to deliver #FoodParcels, #KitchenCollective Meals or other essential supplies by #bike, email volunteering@OxfordMutualAid.org

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 11d
A child’s footprint frozen in time - pressed into a #Roman tile as it dried before firing nearly 1,800 years ago.

A tiny, timeless reminder of everyday life in the ancient world.

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A close-up photo of a Roman tile, featuring a clearly imprinted footprint of a small child's right foo. The tiles shows a rough, broken edge on the left and top, with the detailed five-toed impression visible on the worn surface against a neutral gray background.