HUM project by aliyah

Testimony

aliyahjon03 — 2024-04-03 23:37:02 UTC

Waiting For The Barbarians
C.P. Cavafy Poem
The Barbarians | Max Ernst
Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi: Gymnasium; capturing success and failure within a community.

aliyahjon03 — 2024-04-03 23:37:02 UTC

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
W.E.B. Du Bois Souls of Black Folks
Paul Robeson - Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Spokane Tribe of Indian Fee-to-Trust Document; highlighting regulations that are deeply troubling.

aliyahjon03 — 2024-04-03 23:37:02 UTC

The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Said Excerpt From Orientalism
A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar
For Sama Documentary; experiencing someone else's trauma in a very raw and first hand way.

aliyahjon03 — 2024-04-21 16:58:32 UTC

I D E N T I T Y

"To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships." (Du Bois)

"It’s the small things that hurt the most." (“Alexie | Poetry Foundation Biography)

aliyahjon03 — 2024-04-21 17:01:07 UTC

O T H E R I N G

"What’s the point of senators making laws now? Once the barbarians are here, they’ll do the legislating." (Cavafy)

"Use of torture not only physically harms the girl but also psychologically reinforces her status as an outsider. (From my Reader Response #2)

aliyahjon03 — 2024-04-21 17:03:11 UTC

H O M E & S E C U R I T Y

“Home is not a physical place, but a feeling of belonging” (Lefteri)

"I have an ulterior motive: to be rewarded by going down in history as a phenomenal dealmaker" (Jarrar).

"Reflect on and connect with the broader themes of resilience, loss, and human connection."

(From my Reader Response #1)