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Christiana Giordano’s commentary on catastrophe was very eye-opening in that it illustrate how we often perceive certain concepts through one rigid perspective that is dictated…
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The short video My Escape From Syria: Europe or Die brought to light the many fears migrants from Syria face as they escape to Europe…
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I have always been interested in videos or artistic pieces/expressions that use role reversals to communicate a certain message, even though it can…
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In her article “Catastrophes”, Cristiana Giordano discusses the sub-surface problem of addressing the migrant crisis as precisely that, a “crisis”. While the entire issue is…
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Many of the migrants in Bulgaria are fleeing either Syria or Afghanistan. When Greece invested three million in their border control it led to a…
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“Catastrophes” by Cristiana Giordano explores the idea of the perceived temporality of the “migrant crisis”. Giordano explains how the perpetuation that the crisis (and the…
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In the blog post, Catastrophes, by Christiana Giordano, she makes several points on the effects of labeling events and situations as “catastrophes.” But these “catastrophes”…
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I watched the VICE video “People Smuggling in Sicily” and was exposed to an entirely new side of the trafficking business – the land smuggling…
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The Vice video discusses the “graveyard” that is the Medditarrean sea and Italy’s role in (not) preventing these deaths. The video also deals with detention…
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In Catastrophes, Cristiana Giordano expresses the need to redefine what is deemed “catastrophe” and “emergency” with respect to migrant and refugee experiences. She argues that…
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