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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Too Little Too Late?

Too Little Too Late?

In “Crisis Hotspot and Paper Pushers,” by Heath Cabot, Heath points out the emergence of Europe as a hotspot in anthropological scrutiny and interest due…

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The Weight of the Word "Illegality"

The Weight of the Word “Illegality”

For me, the essay  “Illegality” and Deportability in Everyday Life by Nicholas P Genova provided strong evidence to prove something that I already held to…

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The Racial Implications of "Illegality"

The Racial Implications of “Illegality”

In Migrant “Illegality” and Deportability in Everyday Life, Nicholas P. De Genova examines the manifestation of the concept of “illegality” into physical boundaries and discriminations…

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The Commodity Identity: Labor Exploitation and Convict Lease Parallels

The Commodity Identity: Labor Exploitation and Convict Lease Parallels

One of the phrases that really resonated with me from this week’s reading on Migrant “Illegality” in the United States was the stigmatization of Mexican…

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The "Illegality" of the Labor System

The “Illegality” of the Labor System

Nicholas P. De Genova brings up many interesting points in his review Migrant “Illegality” and Deportability in Everyday Life that described his views on what…

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