Introduction : welcome to Hillbrow, you will find your people here -- The notice : rethinking urban governance, in the age of mobility -- Between Pharaoh's army and the Red Sea : social mobility and social death in the context of women's migration -- Turning the home inside-out--private space and everyday politics -- The station, camp and refugee : xenophobic violence and the city -- Conclusion : ways of seeing--migrant women in the liminal city.