I have always been interested in videos or artistic pieces/expressions that use role reversals to communicate a certain message, even though it can…
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…
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…
“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…
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”…
I watched the VICE video “People Smuggling in Sicily” and was exposed to an entirely new side of the trafficking business – the land smuggling…
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…
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…
Kos is a Greek island located about 6 kilometers away from Turkey. Due to its location it has become a central point for migrants seeking…
I watched the video “Europe of Die: People Smuggling in Sicily” on VICE. One of the interviewees, a former people trafficker, said this about his…
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