Chrysalis 2019 – Catalyst

Interview with Olivia Bizot

April 10, 2019March 2, 20212 min read The Catalyst Editorial Board

Catalyst contacted Olivia Bizot to discuss her upcoming article “The Victims, the Villains, the Voiceless: An Examination of the British Media’s shifting Representations of Refugees During the 2015 Refugee Crisis” in the Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. Her article discusses the ways in which British media portrayed refugees during the refugee crisis.

Interview with Xiying Xu

April 9, 2019March 2, 20212 min read The Catalyst Editorial Board

Our team organized an interview with Xiying Xu to talk about her article “Butterfly (2004) and Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Collective Movements” which will be featured in the Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. In her article, she compares the movie Butterfly to Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy movements.

Interview with Weeam Ben Rejeb

April 8, 2019March 27, 20212 min read The Catalyst Editorial Board

Our team met with Weeam Ben Rejeb to talk about her upcoming article “Disasters as Opportunities: The Disaster Capitalism Pitfall” in the Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. Her article explores the ways in which disaster relief has become characterized by capitalist ventures.

Interview with Marie Lemieux

April 7, 2019March 2, 20212 min read The Catalyst Editorial Board

The Catalyst team met with Marie Lemieux to discuss her upcoming article “Mother of the World: Politics of Transnational Female Childcare Provider Immigration” in the upcoming Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. Her article explores the dynamics of transnational childcare providers and how the process can be both disempowering and empowering for the childcare providers.

Interview with Hilliard Wolfe

April 6, 2019March 2, 20212 min read The Catalyst Editorial Board

Our team interviewed Hilliard Wolfe to discuss his article “The Decline of Manufacturing as a Proportion of GDP in South Africa, Contextualized and Explained” in the upcoming Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. In his article, Hilliard analyses the manufacturing industry in South Africa.

Interview with Alanna Sereboff

April 5, 2019March 2, 20212 min read The Catalyst Editorial Board

The Catalyst team had the pleasure of interviewing Alanna Sereboff to talk about her upcoming article “Making America Afraid Again: The Criminalization and Securitization of Migration in Post-9/11 America” in the Spring 2019 issue of Chrysalis. Her article looks at the Trump, Obama, and Bush administrations in the United States and their policies regarding immigration and refugees.

Interview with Emma Sitland

April 4, 2019March 2, 20212 min read The Catalyst Editorial Board

Our team met with Emma Sitland to talk about her upcoming piece “Women’s Social Movements in West Africa: What Makes a Success Story?” in the Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. Her article looks at women’s social movements in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Interview with Suzanne Bonfils

April 3, 2019March 2, 20212 min read The Catalyst Editorial Board

Catalyst interviewed Suzanne Bonfils to discuss her upcoming article “China and the North Korean Refugee Crisis: State Sovereignty and the Dangers of 'Strategic Ambivalence'” in the Spring 2019 issue of Chrysalis. Her article addresses the strategic ambivalence of China towards North Korea, which has affected the North Korean refugee crisis greatly.

Interview with Dilse Kaygisiz

April 2, 2019March 2, 20212 min read The Catalyst Editorial Board

Our team sat down with Dilse Kaygisiz, author of “Refugee Economies, Child Labour, and the State: Turkey’s Case” in the Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. In her article, she explores refugee economies and child labour in Turkey.

Interview with Naomi Santesteban

April 1, 2019March 2, 20212 min read The Catalyst Editorial Board

Our team interviewed Naomi Santesteban about her upcoming article “An Analysis Of UNRWA's Policy and Practice Concerning Palestinian Refugees” in the spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. In her article, she addresses the policies enacted by UNRWA and the limitations of the non-permanent status of the organization.