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This week we are focusing on community, war and incarceration. At first, you might think that these three topics have nothing in common.. but remember “wherever there is oppression there is resistance”. Community building is a way of resistance, especially during times of hardship.
For week 3 critical discussion post, I would like you all to write a critical reflection on the assignment you have for Lecture 3.2 which is: Browse the Densho Digital Repository (Links to an external site.), (Links to an external site.)
Listen to one oral history interview and read one primary document. (word count: 400 – 450)
Answer ALL the BOLD questions in your response. If you have left over word count, consider answering a few of the unhighlighted questions.
- What is the oral history about?
- What is the primary document about ?
- Pay attention to the oral (ex: how they say things) and visual aspects ( ex: body language) of the Oral History. Tell me about it. What do you see and hear?
- What is the difference between the Oral History and Primary document ? any similarities?
- How does the Oral History enhance, contradict or challenge the narratives presented in the lecture and the “introduction” on Densho?
- How did these materials make you feel ?
- What are a few things that you learned ?
- What connections can you trace between assigned texts ?
- Does the oral history or primary document challenge any previous ideas you may have had before ? if so, how ?
- can you connect any of your personal life experiences, stories, or real life examples to this oral history or primary document?
- Can you identify any examples of community building or resistance in the oral history or primary document ?
