It becomes clear through the initial readings, specifically Poetry as a Weapon for Peaceful Dissent by Regine Cabato, that many see poetry and the subtitle art of literature as a way of revolting and rebelling without attracting direct attention from the powers that be. In Cabato’s initial example it is rebellion against a literal dictator, but in Mia…

It was an interesting read, just reading the introduction to Dawes’ That the World May Know: Bearing Witness to Atrocity. He speaks about what is to follow in the work of literature reflecting on the genocide of Rwanda and what the reader should be feeling and thinking, at least at the beginning. It seems obvious that such a topic should…

 Having read through the UDHR, and I swear I actually did, I find the very first article to be of utmost importance. It seems only fitting as it is the very first article, that it lay the complete ground work for all the rights to follow. After all, the greatest obstacle and thing that needs…