Seminar “The Limit as Method: The Mobile Line of Separation Between Citizenship and Migrant Labour”

As part of a series of seminars on the theme of “Social Science Methodologies”, Professor Joyce C. H. Liu presented a talk on “Limit as Method: The Mobile Line of Separation Between Citizenship and Migrant Labor”. The seminar took place on the afternoon of December 19, 2023.

Joyce C.H. Liu is a Critical Theory and Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. Her research focuses on geopolitics, biopolitics, border politics, internal coloniality, unequal citizens, and epistemic and artistic decolonisation.

Chairing the discussion was PhD. John Hutnyk - Research lecturer in the Sociology Department, PhD. Le Thi Mai - Head of the Sociology Department, and Prof. Bui The Cuong - Head of the Southern Working Committee, Vietnam Sociological Association.

In the main content of the discussion, the speaker discussed the boundaries separating immigrant workers from citizenship in 21st century societies, changing and giving rise to many problems such as social conflict and social inequality. Her discussion of methodologies and research issues raised challenging questions for the audience who, after the speaker's presentation, discussed and exchanged views.

Such academic exchanges between scientists, students, interested scholars and international experts are regularly held at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ton Duc Thang University.

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