![CRITIQUE | Amnesty International's #LookBeyondBorders Campaign](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Breaking Barriers and Fostering Empathy in Europe “Look Beyond Borders” is a five minute short film and social experiment, created by Amnesty International Poland and…
![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:…
![Power Shift of Innocence](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Innocence, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is freedom from legal guilt of a particular crime or offense. Based on Ticktin’s article, my questions are, have we…
![CRITIQUE: "Those Who Feel the Fire Burning"](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/files/2017/11/TWFTFB-300x140.jpg)
A storm suddenly passes as a group of migrants attempts to enter Europe by boat. One man goes overboard, separating from his family…
![Education as a Means to End the Migrant Crisis](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The short video My Escape From Syria: Europe or Die brought to light the many fears migrants from Syria face as they escape to Europe…
![Critique: USA for UNHCR Infographic](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/files/2017/09/Front-of-poster-470x140.jpg)
In early January, 2015, I gave $20 to USA for UNHCR, a decision I made after reading a friend’s Facebook post describing the frigid winter…
![Human Capital: What Does It Mean?](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/files/2017/09/payment-082717-470x140.png)
From the start of the focus on displaced people post-World War II, the economic potential of migration has consistently been a focus of Eurowestern powerhouses….
![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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