Faisal Garba Muhammed, Associate Professor of Sociology, Migration, and Mobility at The Africa Institute, led an engaging conversation in collaboration with Bootleg Griot, a public library concept rooted in African literature that explores the impact of language on culture, identity, and translation. The discussion focused on the role of migration in reshaping memory, archives, and the politics of knowledge production, examining how notions of place and identity influence the ways we document and reinterpret our world.
The event took place on November 28 at Efie Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, in the context of the exhibition The Shape of Things to Come (October 10, 2025 – January 10, 2026). The exhibition features works by internationally acclaimed artists including El Anatsui, Carrie Mae Weems, Abdoulaye Konaté, Yinka Shonibare, Iman Issa, and Adam Pendleton. While the exhibition highlights the capacity of art to reflect and shape contemporary life, Professor Garba Muhammed’s conversation offered a complementary perspective on the social and cultural processes that intersect with migration and mobility.
Professor Garba Muhammed’s research spans migration and mobility, inequality, social theory, and knowledge production, with extensive fieldwork across Africa, Europe, and Asia. His insights at Efie Gallery emphasized the ways scholarly and artistic practices can inform and challenge understandings of identity, memory, and social change, highlighting the intersections between academic research and cultural expression.
Faisal Garba Muhammed, Associate Professor of Sociology, Migration, and Mobility at The Africa Institute, led an engaging conversation in collaboration with Bootleg Griot, a public library concept rooted in African literature that explores the impact of language on culture, identity, and translation. The discussion focused on the role of migration in reshaping memory, archives, and the politics of knowledge production, examining how notions of place and identity influence the ways we document and reinterpret our world.
Faisal Garba Muhammed, Associate Professor of Sociology, Migration, and Mobility at The Africa Institute, led an engaging conversation in collaboration with Bootleg Griot, a public library concept rooted in African literature that explores the impact of language on culture, identity, and translation. The discussion focused on the role of migration in reshaping memory, archives, and the politics of knowledge production, examining how notions of place and identity influence the ways we document and reinterpret our world.
The event took place on November 28 at Efie Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, in the context of the exhibition The Shape of Things to Come (October 10, 2025 – January 10, 2026). The exhibition features works by internationally acclaimed artists including El Anatsui, Carrie Mae Weems, Abdoulaye Konaté, Yinka Shonibare, Iman Issa, and Adam Pendleton. While the exhibition highlights the capacity of art to reflect and shape contemporary life, Professor Garba Muhammed’s conversation offered a complementary perspective on the social and cultural processes that intersect with migration and mobility.
Professor Garba Muhammed’s research spans migration and mobility, inequality, social theory, and knowledge production, with extensive fieldwork across Africa, Europe, and Asia. His insights at Efie Gallery emphasized the ways scholarly and artistic practices can inform and challenge understandings of identity, memory, and social change, highlighting the intersections between academic research and cultural expression.
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