Gentrification has evidently been transforming countless aspects of society that we need to consider and reevaluate in order to ensure we are living the way we desire as well as awarding others that same privilege. I found the New York Post article “When Brooklyn juries gentrify defendants lose,” a perfect example of that. It highlighted an aspect of our judicial system […]
Gjelina translates to “young bride” in Albanian. Ironic considering I am one of the very few in my family to avoid being exactly that. My maternal grandmother, my nona, was born in Lugjej, Dibër, Albania. My maternal grandfather was born in Palaman, Dibër, Albania. My nona was engaged to my grandfather at the age of […]
Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russell Rothschild’s “Nannies, Maids and Sex Workers in the New Economy” illustrates an unfortunate reality that is the result of increasing gender equality and globalization, two supposedly positive events. This makes me question why such seemingly progressive processes have resulting in the creation of undesirable situations for thousands upon thousands of […]
The African Burial Ground was something I had neither seen nor ever heard of before prior to our trip. The fact that it had never made its way into any of my classrooms before this semester, despite twelve long school years. I found it interesting that I had been to museums and monuments, such as […]
Came across this video and thought it made a great point and expanded upon some of what was said in class.
Reading Peggy McIntosh’s “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” only reinforced my acknowledgement of the injustice present within our communities. However, Mcintosh’s statement “My schooling gave me no training in seeing myself as an oppressor,” had me questioning whether someone could go as far as to call another who just so happened to have been […]
Race is no intrinsic biological component of identity but may be used at the discretion of the individual in order to either strengthen or shed light upon a related longstanding history and culture. In “Racial Formation,” Michael Omi and Howard Winant propose the definition, “race is a concept which signifies and symbolizes social conflicts and […]
I don’t do the cold. The fact that it was 39 degrees out made it very difficult for me to enjoy that Wednesday afternoon, but I left the city satisfied. It was my first time at the High Line and we arrived at 2:14 pm. The skies were cloudy and according to my disheveled hair, […]
