Question 1
350 words
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
350 words
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
350 words
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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