What does it mean to look like a good citizen, and who gets to decide?

Join our community dialogue as we collectively examine how societal ideas of beauty and “normal” appearance shape the boundaries of exclusion.

Together we will explore:

How identity, power, and politics intersect with aesthetics.
Moments you've felt pressure to change or “fit in”.
How beauty standards police marginalised bodies.
The emotional labour of constantly being observed, judged, or corrected.

This is a collaborative space where every story matters. Bring your experiences and perspectives, and share as you feel comfortable. Every version of you is welcome here.

In collaboration with Unruly Beauty

Curated hosted in partnership with Hekayyatna

The London Migration Film Festival, which is holding its 10th annual edition from 27 November-3 December 2025, aims to challenge the narrow rhetoric on migration that often sees migration, and people on the move, framed in reductive and dehumanising binaries.

Contact the host of Aesthetic Citizenship and the Violence of Beauty

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