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Let's talk about Venezuela!!!!!!
First, let's wrap up "Neo-colonialism" by Nkrumah! Also, turn in your refined HoD essays and novels. Thanks!
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Barbara Noseworthy: Friday's Guest Speaker
"The Congo We Listen to"
Lecture: Context on Postcolonialism and Nkrumah Kwame of Ghana Discuss “Neo-colonialism, the Last Stage of Imperialism” and “How a Green New Deal Could Exploit Developing Countries”
Class Biz
Agenda Today, we are going to listen to a SUPER SUPER interesting podcast. It is on a sensitive topic: Rape. We are listening to this to spark a conversation about the way the West views Africa, especially The Congo, today AND the complexities of foreign aid in Africa today. This will jump start our next and final unit on Development and Foreign Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa. 1. Listen to “The Congo We Listen To” 2. Write down your reactions while you listen and afterwards as well 3. Come up with 2-3 questions for discussion. We've got three things on today's agenda!
1. Discuss the readings 2. Amaya and Ethan present their case studies 3. If time, begin Lydia's readings for Monday's seminar. The Readings for Today's Discussion
Discussion Questions1. In what ways did Britain and France try to influence their former colonies after independence? 2. How did the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union affect certain countries in Africa? 3. How did political, cultural and economic challenges affect newly independent African countries? (Break it down between each sector- POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL) Someone take notes on the whiteboard and send me a photo of the chart! 4. How do the legacies of colonialism affect Africa today? All-African People's Conference Questions
If time remains, begin reading Lydia's seminar resources for Monday!
Class Biz
Finish "Freedom Now" (last 10 minutes) Case Studies Presentations Identify Major Forces for Independence (Brain Map)
 Jane Alexander- South Africa Website about her work Jane Alexander is one of the most important contemporary artists working in South Africa to have received international recognition. Born in Johannesburg in 1959, her figurative sculptures, installations, tableaux and photomontages are informed by the experience of growing up under apartheid and can be read as a response to that political and social environment and what followed in relation to broader global conditions. Intro to African Resistance and Independence
Key Terms Neo-colonialism: The geopolitical practice of using capitalism, business globalization, and cultural imperialism to influence a country, in lieu of either direct military or indirect political control[1] Post-colonialism: An academic discipline featuring methods of intellectual discourse that analyze, explain, and respond to the cultural legacies of colonialism and of imperialism, to the human consequences of controlling a country and establishing settlers for the economic exploitation of the native people and their land[2] Discuss Overview of African Resistance to Imperialism 1. What impact did the end of World War I have on African colonies under European rule? 2. What role did Pan-Africanism play in the growth of anticolonial nationalism? (Shall we review this video?) 3. What methods did anticolonial groups in Africa use to resist colonial rule during the 1920s and 1930s? 4. How did world opinion on colonization shift after World War II? Discuss “The Man and the Elephant”
Artist Exploration: Explore one of the three artists linked above.....or find another well-known post-colonialist African artist OR an artist from the resistance/independence era! Time to discuss these readings with Alma!
Watch this History Channel video first for background on the conflict: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bno1m1zhIWs (6:28)
If you’re interested in skimming a timeline of events in the Middle East, with commentary on Israeli and Palestinian perspectives, visit this website (not required, but interesting perspectives). Now, we’re going to dive a little deeper into the conflict. This website has several short articles that explain specific aspects of the conflict; please read all of them BUT SKIP THE FOLLOWING 6 (they’re mostly covered by the other seminar materials):
Finally, visit this website to learn more about Israeli and Palestinian perspectives on one another. Remember, it is a Jewish site. (15 minutes) If you’re interested (this is not required), you can look at the following news sites to gain information about current events in the region. Note the affiliations/biases of these sources and how that might play into the news coverage that they provide. Further Discussion Questions
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Ashley Carruth11th and 12th grade Humanities teacher at Animas High School, a project-based learning charter school in Durango, Colorado Archives
February 2019
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