Repressive cycle of aid

Repressive cycle of aid

I don’t completely agree with this statement but someone once told me “Why is is that we refer to acts of good as humane when…

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Papers At Any Cost

Papers At Any Cost

Miriam Ticktin’s Where ethics and politics meet: the violence of humanitarianism in France provided me with a completely new outlook on the action and impact of “humanitarianism.”…

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The Cost of Political Recognition

The Cost of Political Recognition

  “One can either be a citizen or a human but not both.” (44) This statement in Miriam Ticktin’s paper “Where ethics and politics meet:…

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Human or Humane?

Human or Humane?

Upon viewing the manner in which refugees are treated in many first world countries, such as France and Germany, it is unfortunate to realize the…

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Routine Emergencies

Routine Emergencies

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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Italy's Migrant Situation

Italy’s Migrant Situation

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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Kos: Tourist Dream, Migrant Nightmare

Kos: Tourist Dream, Migrant Nightmare

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…

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Roles of Italy and the EU

Roles of Italy and the EU

In Cristina Giordano’s “Catastrophes,” a very relevant point about categorization and temporality is made. Reducing an event or issue to a specific category inevitably changes…

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Temporal Spaces, Permanent Scars

Temporal Spaces, Permanent Scars

In VICE’s piece on Libya’s Migrant Jails, it is inevitable to come to the conclusion that race plays a major role in the rehabilitation and…

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Critique

Critique

  “So, you think you can dance” Is a reality show around the world in which contestants sign up to dancer for a certain time…

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