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Humanitarianism is not Permissiveness: Defending the Integrity of the Spanish Border and the Lives of African Immigrants
Get PDFSpain has recently become one of the top destinations for people immigrating to the European Union (EU), with upwards of 1 million African immigrants living in Spain today (“Immigrant and Emigrant Populations” 2018). This heavy flow of immigration into a country whose economy is barely afloat has caused a crisis for not only Spain but also the EU as a whole. Illegal immigration from Africa has proved to be a serious problem in Spain, bringing human rights violations at the border; an increasing unemployment rate; and growing discrimination against black immigrants in the social structure. This paper will analyze how African immigration has affected Spain, shaping the way Spain and the EU handle border control and immigration policy. Ultimately, Spain should focus on short-term goals on the ground to improve border control and reduce illegal immigration, and long-term goals to ultimately improve economic conditions in Africa, discouraging immigration into the future. Spain has the potential to gain control over this immigration crisis in order to ensure the safety of migrants, the protection of Spain’s border, and the economic security of both Spain and Africa
Marching for Change: Intersectional Coalition Building, Counter Voices, and Collective Action at the U.S. Women’s March on Washington and Beyond
Get PDFThis study of the U.S. Women’s March on Washington engages a feminist cultural studies lens to examine my own participant observations and multiple lived accounts published by women in open blogs, op-ed pieces, and online articles to produce a critical analysis of collective resistance and action. Photos from the march offer a gritty core sample of American cultural identities in terms of race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, ethnicity and religion with marchers standing shoulder to shoulder in coalition against misogyny, heterosexism, white supremacy, xenophobia, and the very real threat to recognizing women’s rights as human rights. Drawing on the strength of collective resistance and coalition building across difference, the march created a space for galvanizing women to engage in political change making. This change is evidenced through a variety of political actions taken after the march including: record numbers of women running for and winning political nomination, dramatic swells in activist trainings for organizations like Planned Parenthood, increases in voter registration drives linked to #PowerToThePolls, and the proliferation of conversations about sexual harassment connected to the #MeToo movement
Masterpieces of Simplicity: Newport Desks and Chairs, 1740-1780
Get PDFThe exhibit mounted at the Newport Historical Society from the fall of 1986 to the fall of 1987 answered one question and posed another. It answered the question: what characteristics identify a piece of colonial furniture as having been made in Newport? The question posed by the exhibit is why did Newport cabinetmakers develop their own unique and remarkable style? This article examines and describes the exhibit itself and seeks to answer these questions regarding colonial furniture design and creation
A Postmodern History of the New Testament Canon during the First Five Centuries
No full textA postmodern approach to the history of the canon of the New Testament describes qualitatively a different but more meaningful history of the canon of the New Testament than the traditional versions for the present human condition. It is important to emphasize that the postmodern approach is the language of the technological society, the language of uncertainty and a distrust in the Truth. It also could be considered the language that makes a history of the canon of the New Testament more relevant for the technological society and the postmodern environment
