The Context of an Identity

The Context of an Identity

When thinking of an individual’s personal identity one does not often think of someone having multiple identities. However, one individual person may be looked at…

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Lost in Time

Lost in Time

While Cabot and Genova (2002) emphasize different aspects of the focus on migrant issues, they both highlight the issue of time. Currently, the European “refugee…

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Impeding Progress

Impeding Progress

Heath Cabot spoke diligently about what makes a region “hot” and speaks to the sly irony of the EU’s Dublin System – how it appears…

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Asylum in Greece

Asylum in Greece

I found extremely interesting how the “refugee crisis” falls more heavily on certain nations rather than others. In the case of Greece specifically, a country…

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Discrimination Defined

Discrimination Defined

Nicholas P. De Genova’s article “Migrant “Illegality” and Deportability in Everyday Life” sheds light on the construction of the term “illegality” and its influence in…

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Critique: The Effectiveness of a Social Media Campaign

Critique: The Effectiveness of a Social Media Campaign

Social media has given rise to a new form of advocacy and awareness for many social justice issues. The power of globalization through social media…

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The Focus on "Illegality"

The Focus on “Illegality”

When addressing the visibility of “illegal immigrants” and the invisibility of the law Nicholas De Genova makes a striking point about the way we understand…

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Timing May Not Be Everything

Timing May Not Be Everything

After reflecting on the article by Heath Cabot, I wondered how a consumer of main stream media must reflect on an article like this. As…

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Refugee Crisis as Pop culture

Refugee Crisis as Pop culture

As I read over the article Crisis, Hot Spots, and Paper Pushers: A Reflection on Asylum in Greece  I was repeatedly hit with the idea of…

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