Question 1
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1. Torture still a
practice in domestic and international prisons, but we don’t always see
evidence of it like we did in the Abu-Ghraib and Guantanamo prison cases. Do
you think the practice of torturing people in the context of the on-going US
“Global War on Terror” should be allowed or not? Why or why not? For maximum
credit, please draw from specific class materials (readings, lectures, films)
to support your position
Question 2
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2.
Drawing from the
documentary Exodus (2016) (directed by James Bluemel), as well as Bruce
Bennett’s essay “Becoming Refugees: Exodus and Contemporary Mediations
of the Refugee Crisis” (2018), how does the inclusion of iPhone filmmaking in Exodus
contribute to the film’s overall storytelling? How does the inclusion of
iPhone filmmaking disrupt (or not) conventional documentaries? Does the
documentary Exodus humanize (or not) displaced people/refugees? Why or
why not? For maximum credit, please draw from both Exodus and the
Bennett article. Students will receive higher grades if you discuss specific
people, scenes, dialogues/narratives, and images from Exodus in your
response.
Question 3
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3.
How and why has this
class impacted your understanding and knowledge of 9/11 and post-9/11 US
politics and social relations in the US and outside of the US? Where have you
experienced personal/intellectual/political/cultural growth–in relation to this
class and the issues we’ve focused on? How/why did this growth come about and
how do you feel about the changes in you? Do you think 9/11 and the US Global
War on Terror continues to have an impact on/in the US and around the world?
Why or why not? For maximum credit, please discuss specific course materials
(readings, films, lectures, discussions.) Note: It’s fine to discuss earlier
parts of the course and your learning then, but we’re also interested in your
experiences concerning the modules in the last half of the course.
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