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.
Associate Professor of Geography
& Research Liaison Co-ordinator
Office of Research Services
Okanagan University College
Vernon, B.C., Canada V1B 2N5
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