This paper takes as its central point the borderzone of Calais, Northern France, demarcating the line dividing the Schengen area from non-Schengen (the UK) meanwhile situated in the middle of European Union and close to the European capitals of Brussels, London and Paris. The area of Calais has become one of the hubs of migration for persons in orbit within the political Europe. The context in Calais has been conceptualized as an example par excellence of governmentality of migration and of the securitizing practices in migration governance. Taking cue from the Foucauldian conception that where there is power there are also practices of resistance, this paper departs from the above-mentioned analyses and seeks to look at the politics challenging the illegalization of migrants through artful practices of resistance. As an empirical example the Australian hip hop artist Combat Wombat’s involvement is presented.
