![Fatality of the Bootstrap Mentality](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
“Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!” This phrase is commonly heard in conversations when people are talking about how they have overcome some type of…
![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…
![Migration: Human Right or Privilege?](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Much of the debate on countries such as America, those in the European Union, and Australia accepting refugees is contingent on the underlying question: is…
![The innocence of all](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
While intended to mobilize action, the function of innocence in our view of the migrant, as Ticktin argues, only further contributes to limited and harmful…
![Stopping the Volatility of the EU](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/files/2017/11/Hungary-migrants-385x140.jpg)
Blog: What’s Wrong with Innocence, by Miriam Ticktin, spoke about the binary effects of viewing certain migrants/refugees as innocent. This perception, although seemingly harmless, distinguishes…
![Moving and Changing Innocence](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Much of what how we discuss migration is if and how much a migrant deserves resettlement into a new country. In our class discussions, we…
![Identification and Innocence?](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
It is natural to realize and easy to understand why people think that refugees and other migrants who seek safety from persecution are seen as…
![Aid from a distance](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
I think the “Whats wrong with Innocence” article is one of my favorite articles that we have read this semester. I was especially moved by…
![The "Deserving" Refugee](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
I found Ticktin’s piece about innocence especially expressive. She touches on many of the complexities we’ve discussed in class about the way migrants and refugees…
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