Hi, Lawrence.
I'll kick it off by suggesting a conflict that has gotten no coverage really -- and might not have, even at the best of times, which, of course, this is not -- the still-ongoing weeklong Christian-Muslim fighting in Jos, Nigeria, which has killed 500+ (no official count has been offered). Information on that can be found at:
http://europe.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/09/15/religion.nigeria.reut/index.html
Rebecca
In a message dated Mon, 17 Sep 2001 12:00:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "lawrence.berg" <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> Hi everyone,
> In an attempt to place the WTC bombing in perspective for my students, I am
> attempting to develop a world map that presents many of the world's recent
> (past 20-30 years) 'disasters', ranging from genocidal wars through famines
> to earthquakes.
>
> I would be grateful if CGF members could provide any assistance in tracking
> down information or sources regarding such events. If you have information
> on recent wars, disasters, genocidal acts, etc., could you please send them
> to me.
>
> Given the interest that others may have in this information, i t is
> appropriate to post it to the list. I will endeavour to make some kind of
> 'map' or tabular or graphic representation of these events so that the
> information can be used by cgf members for teaching purposes.
>
> My goal is to develop a teaching resource that will help my students to
> have a better understanding of the wider context within which the current
> representational economy of CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC etc is working. I certainly
> do NOT want to be engaging in an exercise that purports to develop a
> hierarchy of world suffering (i.e., one that suggests that 5000 deaths in
> one place is not as important as 6000 deaths in another), but I do want
> students to start to question the way recent events are being
> (over?)represented in the news. It is important for students to question
> how it is that we have heard almost nothing of the close to 1 million
> deaths in Rwanda, or the tens of thousands of 'disappeared' people in Latin
> America...
>
> Thanks,
> lawrence
>
> Lawrence D. Berg, D.Phil.
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