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Relevant Teaching Resources, Kony 2012 & Invisible Children – “The Danger of a Single Story”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg
Novelist Chimamanda Adiche’s incredibly compelling and extraordinarily relevant Ted Talk on the many questions surrounding representation is a great starter for reflection about how to respond to Kony 2012. It should be abundantly clear that “if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.” (This is further discussed in the previous post, but at the time I was not able to embed videos).
Teaching Resources and Lessons: Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 as Teachable Moment
Many development workers, development professors, development bloggers, and even (far more importantly) several Ugandans, are not pleased with the Invisible Children Kony 2012 campaign. But, as this excellent overview in The Guardian makes clear, the debate is ongoing. As the … Continue reading
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