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arianne zwartjes

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Zwarte Piet, The Dutch Tradition of Blackface: What November in the Netherlands Can Teach Us About…

It was on a morning walk through our maze-like neighborhood in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht that I first saw him. Staring through…

Mar 23, 2017

Zwarte Piet, The Dutch Tradition of Blackface: What November in the Netherlands Can Teach Us About…

Mar 23, 2017

arianne zwartjes

My interview about “These Dark Skies,” the challenges and pitfalls of international volunteer work…

You can find it on their website, here.

Mar 8, 2017

Mar 8, 2017

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These Dark Skies: Seeking Refuge on Europe’s Shores

This situation can be changed, but only if our compassion is stronger than our fear.

Mar 3, 2017

These Dark Skies: Seeking Refuge on Europe’s Shores

Mar 3, 2017

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On STREET OF THIEVES by Mathias Énard

Translated by Charlotte Mandell. Rochester, NY: Open Letter, 2014. 265 pages. $15.95.

Feb 24, 2017

On STREET OF THIEVES by Mathias Énard

Feb 24, 2017

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J’LYN CHAPMAN’S “BEASTLIFE” REVIEWED BY ARIANNE ZWARTJES

This review first appeared in Tarpaulin Sky—read it on their site here.

Feb 22, 2017

J’LYN CHAPMAN’S “BEASTLIFE” REVIEWED BY ARIANNE ZWARTJES

Feb 22, 2017

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Apples for Malakasa

One day, while I was in the Greek refugee camp of Malakasa as a volunteer, a woman drove up to the camp with a car full of apples from her…

Feb 22, 2017

Feb 22, 2017

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My time at a refugee camp in Malakasa

Pulling into a dusty dirt lot an hour north of Athens, all I could see was metal fencing and squat yellow army buildings. As other…

Feb 22, 2017

My time at a refugee camp in Malakasa

Feb 22, 2017

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The Campaign of Misinformation Against Refugees — And What You Can Do To Counter It

If you’ve been paying any attention to what’s been happening in Missoula, Montana lately, you’ll have noticed there’s been a bit of…

Jan 10, 2017

The Campaign of Misinformation Against Refugees — And What You Can Do To Counter It

Jan 10, 2017

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Dear Straight White Friends: Please Stop Talking About Moving to Canada (New Zealand / Denmark /…

It’s been a difficult couple of weeks. The prospect of four years or more of white supremacist, anti-environment, anti-woman, anti-refugee…

Nov 23, 2016

Nov 23, 2016

arianne zwartjes

arianne zwartjes

Writer, freelancer, educator. Author of Detailing Trauma: A Poetic Anatomy @UIowaPress. Also at www.ariannezwartjes.com

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