The Cost of Political Recognition

The Cost of Political Recognition

  “One can either be a citizen or a human but not both.” (44) This statement in Miriam Ticktin’s paper “Where ethics and politics meet:…

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HIV-Self Infection

HIV-Self Infection

Reading Miriam Ticktin’s article “Where ethics and politics meet: The voice of humanitarianism in France” made me reflect on my views on humanitarianism. I never…

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Critique- "Against All Odds"

Critique- “Against All Odds”

As we have seen in class, there are numerous public awareness campaigns on the migrant crisis circulating in the media. Most of them are in…

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Constant Limbo

Constant Limbo

I thought the first article “Camp in the City” was a very interesting read after just barely scratching the surface of the role Angela Merkel…

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Critique: The Ration Challenge

Critique: The Ration Challenge

My critique is on a social experiment video that was aimed to help kickstart the launch Act for Peace’s fundraising appeal for the Ration Challenge. In…

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A Fatal Stigma

A Fatal Stigma

In Where ethics and politics meet: The violence of humanitarianism in France, Miriam Ticktin explores the ramifications of humanitarianism through a particular piece of French…

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Human or Humane?

Human or Humane?

Upon viewing the manner in which refugees are treated in many first world countries, such as France and Germany, it is unfortunate to realize the…

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The Dangers of Humanitarianism

The Dangers of Humanitarianism

The use of the politics of humanitarianism to degrade humans into bodies that are viewed as less than human in France is not something that…

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The eternal patience of the migrant

The eternal patience of the migrant

“We’ve been here for 10 days, but I’ve been here on this island for 21 days.” – Omar, Syrian Migrant “They have to wait. Five…

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The Conflicting Voices of Morocco

The Conflicting Voices of Morocco

Morrocco has been a pub of conflict for Africa-European migration, representing the hidden and lost identities of the migrants stuck in limbo as well as…

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