Migration as Black Futurity
SEASON 7 EPISODE 24|Flourish in the Foreign - Black Women Living & Thriving Abroad
In the Season 7 finale, Christine discusses her continued exploration of Black migration, this time through the ideas of Black Futurity.
Support for today's episode comes from author Reno Smith, whose books "Listen to Your Children" and "Smart Money Skills for Parents of Teens" offer practical tools for parents raising kids abroad. Find them by searching Amazon for author Reno Smith.
After more than 150 conversations with Black women living around the world, Christine Job realized she wasn't simply documenting migration—she was documenting a deeper question.
What are the conditions under which Black women flourish?
In this Season 7 finale of Flourish in the Foreign, Christine reflects on how seven years of interviews, writing, and research transformed her understanding of migration. Revisiting this season's themes of Migration as Relief, Migration as Wellness, and Migration as Liberation, she shares why those ideas ultimately led her toward a new area of inquiry she's actively exploring: Migration as Black Futurity.
Drawing from Richard Wright, Octavia Butler, Black feminist thought, public health, Afropessimism, Afrofuturism, ecology, and the stories of women featured throughout the podcast, Christine invites listeners into the evolution of her thinking—not as a finished theory, but as a research journey.
The episode also marks the beginning of a new chapter as Christine prepares to begin her PhD in Migration Studies at the Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa, where she will continue investigating Black women's flourishing, migration, belonging, and the conditions that make different futures possible.
This Episode Covers
Why Flourish in the Foreign has always been about flourishing
Richard Wright and the question of "blooming"
Migration as Relief, Wellness, and Liberation
The limits of existing migration narratives
Afropessimism and Afrofuturism in conversation
Why Christine is exploring Migration as Black Futurity
Ecology, belonging, and integration
Black women's flourishing as a research agenda
Why Christine is pursuing a PhD
What's next for Flourish in the Foreign
Episode Credits:
Christine Job-Creator & Host
Zachary Higgs-Theme Music
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