![CRITIQUE- "Clouds Over Sidra"](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/files/2017/11/cos1-470x140.png)
“Clouds Over Sidra” is a Virtual Reality film created by Chris Milk and Gabo Arora in partnership with the UN Millennium Campaign, UNICEF Jordan, and…
![Social Constructions Surrounding Innocence and Helplessness](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Ticktin’s article really opened my eyes to the social constructions of innocence and its consequences. One of the statements which really resonated with me was:…
![Defining Humanity](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Miriam Ticktin’s analysis on the role of humanitarianism in obtaining residency to be, and how it is being instituted for political recognition to be quite…
![Nuances in Language](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
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…
![American-ness](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The layers of privilege and racialization in the service industry through “front of the house” and “back of the house” positions illustrate how the privileged…
![The Commodity Identity: Labor Exploitation and Convict Lease Parallels](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/files/2017/09/french-street-432x140.jpg)
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…
![Mental Health and Empathy](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Reflecting upon our past class discussion and this week’s readings, I have gained newfound insight on the power of vulnerability and how this can influence…
![Liminality of Migration through the Lens of Art and Journalism](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/files/2017/09/larsen1.jpg)
From Tuesday’s discussion and this week’s readings, I was surprised by the connections I could make between symbols of artwork and concepts in cultural anthropology…
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