Disappointment in Victory

Disappointment in Victory

Having first read The Crossing and having heard the story of Bambino, I was initially very excited to receive a notification from my Medium account…

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Surviving the Crossing

Surviving the Crossing

After reading “The Crossing” I was immediately curious about life after a ‘successful’ crossing and what exactly happened to those who were lucky enough to…

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Injustice at the Crossing

Injustice at the Crossing

The first time I read The Crossing and watched the trailer for The Burning, my jaw dropped. I felt like my entire life, I have…

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Death by Political Exclusion

Death by Political Exclusion

What struck me as most profound in Larsen’s End of Dreams was not the human-shape figures themselves or the eerie dark-blue shadings of the images,…

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Privilege with a Purpose

Privilege with a Purpose

I have read The Crossing many times, but still – every time without fail, it hits me with chills and leaves me questioning the world…

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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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Countries Stepping Up

Countries Stepping Up

What is occurring to the innocent refugees in the continent of Africa. These people have been subjugated to living in terrible conditions with no opportunity,…

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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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