Critique | Choose your own escape route

Critique | Choose your own escape route

BBC’s Syrian Journey: Choose your own escape route is an online interactive experience, which aims to put an individual in the shoes of a Syrian…

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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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Detrimental Implications of the Term 'Catastrophe'

Detrimental Implications of the Term ‘Catastrophe’

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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'Acting White'

‘Acting White’

In Racial “Triangulation” Revisited, Alexander elucidates the implications of racialization and the rigid role Latino workers have filled in the service industry. She explains the…

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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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A Desperate Need for Reform

A Desperate Need for Reform

In African Asylum-Seekers, a Treacherous Journey Is Only the Beginning, the telling of one man’s story, Alphonse, precisely communicates the flawed foundation of the migration…

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Disappointment in Victory

Disappointment in Victory

Having first read The Crossing and having heard the story of Bambino, I was initially very excited to receive a notification from my Medium account…

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