Education as a Means to End the Migrant Crisis

Education as a Means to End the Migrant Crisis

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…

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Life or Catastrophe? (“My Escape From Syria”)

Life or Catastrophe? (“My Escape From Syria”)

In the blog post, Catastrophes, by Christiana Giordano, she makes several points on the effects of labeling events and situations as “catastrophes.” But these “catastrophes”…

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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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The Ordinary

The Ordinary

In the article catastrophe, the author, Cristiana Giordano, highlights the downsides of declaring the migrant crisis an emergency. While this addresses pressing mainstream ideas, it…

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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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Policy Changes

Policy Changes

The humanitarian crisis occurring, in regards to the migrants and refugees across the world, is continuing to increase. The deaths toll increases each year to…

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Asylum in Greece

Asylum in Greece

I found extremely interesting how the “refugee crisis” falls more heavily on certain nations rather than others. In the case of Greece specifically, a country…

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Critique: The Effectiveness of a Social Media Campaign

Critique: The Effectiveness of a Social Media Campaign

Social media has given rise to a new form of advocacy and awareness for many social justice issues. The power of globalization through social media…

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Too Little Too Late?

Too Little Too Late?

In “Crisis Hotspot and Paper Pushers,” by Heath Cabot, Heath points out the emergence of Europe as a hotspot in anthropological scrutiny and interest due…

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