Innocence

Innocence

Miriam Ticktin’s post “What’s Wrong with Innocence” reinforced some of the points that we discussed last week in class. How migrants and refugees are portrayed,…

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Social Constructions Surrounding Innocence and Helplessness

Social Constructions Surrounding Innocence and Helplessness

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:…

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Hierarchical Innocence

Hierarchical Innocence

Miriam Ticktin’s article “What’s Wrong with Innocence” brought up the concept of hierarchical divisions shaping the response to the migrant “crisis”. She accurately demonstrated how…

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Power Shift of Innocence

Power Shift of Innocence

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…

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CRITIQUE: "Those Who Feel the Fire Burning"

CRITIQUE: “Those Who Feel the Fire Burning”

    A storm suddenly  passes as a group of migrants attempts to enter Europe by boat. One man goes overboard, separating from his family…

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The New, Terrifying, Source of Hope

The New, Terrifying, Source of Hope

The article Camp in the City spoke about the parallels that refugees and migrants face when they enter the another nation: they stay in a…

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Responses to Refugees

Responses to Refugees

I found the article “Camp in the City” really articulate of many problems migrants/refugees face beyond the more obvious or immediate ones. The social stigma…

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Constant Limbo

Constant Limbo

I thought the first article “Camp in the City” was a very interesting read after just barely scratching the surface of the role Angela Merkel…

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Critique: The Ration Challenge

Critique: The Ration Challenge

My critique is on a social experiment video that was aimed to help kickstart the launch Act for Peace’s fundraising appeal for the Ration Challenge. In…

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The eternal patience of the migrant

The eternal patience of the migrant

“We’ve been here for 10 days, but I’ve been here on this island for 21 days.” – Omar, Syrian Migrant “They have to wait. Five…

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