Emigreerumists

Emigreerumists are a hypothesized scholarly and artistic movement focused on emigration and diaspora experiences. The term blends the verb emigreer, meaning to emigrate, with the suffix -umists, echoing -ists used for disciplines and movements. In most uses, emigreerumists refer to a diffuse, largely fictional or hypothetical community of researchers, writers, and artists who study and depict displacement.

Originating in late 20th and early 21st‑century speculative discourse, emigreerumism appears mainly in fiction, experimental criticism, and niche theoretical writings. It is not recognized as a formal school in mainstream migration studies, and its definitions vary by author. Some texts treat it as a trope for imagining cross-cultural inquiry, while others imagine real networks and collaborations.

Emigreerumists examine how migration shapes identity, memory, and belonging. They often combine qualitative methods such as interviews and ethnography with literary and visual analysis. Collaborative projects—films, installations, or written cycles—are common, emphasizing memory, ethics of representation, and the rights of migrants to narrate their own stories.

Because the movement is largely fictional or hypothetical, concrete institutions or manifestos are scarce and vary by context. Critics value the lens it offers on displacement but warn against romanticizing exile or flattening diverse migratory experiences.