The Promise of Something Better

The Promise of Something Better

Although I had been exposed to “The Burning” clips multiple times before, when we watched it in class on Tuesday I was still overcome with…

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A Call to Humanize

A Call to Humanize

In “Time Out of Joint”, Welch describes how Larsen’s End of Dreams figures, lost in the necroregion of the Mediterranean, reflect the uncertain identities and…

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When do we take action?

When do we take action?

Larsen’s  End of Dreams exhibit, a powerful piece within itself, is also eerily similar to the plight of the millions of refugees from Northern Africa…

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Subhuman or Superhuman?

Subhuman or Superhuman?

“Don’t let your body feel the pain. Pain will slow you down.”  From my growing knowledge in science over these past 3 years, I could…

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The Other Side

The Other Side

After first reading The Crossing I remember being filled with uneasiness and worry, knowing that the fate of Bambino and many like him was uncertain,…

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The Silent Death

The Silent Death

Although created in 2014, Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen’s End of Dreams creates a hauntingly accurate portrayal of death and the subsequent silence that migrants are…

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Dreams

Dreams

Migrants take on their difficult journeys in the hopes of reaching a promised land where they will have a chance to make their dreams come…

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Privilege and Migration

Privilege and Migration

For me, reading The Crossing was a very troubling experience for many reasons. The most notable part of this experience was observing how something as…

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