"Colonialism - A Case Study: Namibia" .

This film focuses on the process by which European powers established control over indigenous people through the process of colonization using Namibia as a case study. It especially identifies the types of people who go to settle in a colony and the conflicts that arise as they impose their goals and way of life with little regard for the people who are already there. It illustrates the political aspects of colonization which make the economic exploitation possible.

As you watch the film try to answer the following questions:

What is the pattern of colonialism depicted in the film?

Which kinds of people come to the colonies? What are their goals? How do they affect the developing new society? What is their impact upon the local population?

"Anti-Semitism: The Longest Hatred"

The main thesis of this film is that rivalry between Christianity and Judaism for acceptance form the necessary pre-condition for the events of the Holocaust to occur. It does not say that Christianity caused the Holocaust but that Christian anti-Judaism enabled Christians to not come to the defense of Jews. It also discusses the rise of racism as a factor of the development of the Enlightenment and the use of science to rationalize pre-existing beliefs.

As you watch the film try to answer the following questions:

What are the ideas about Jews that make-up the ideology of anti-Semitism?

What role does religion play in this process?

What part do survival strategies play in the development of anti-Semitism?

"Out of the Ashes"

This is a documentary of the years in Germany between 1933-46 that focuses on the rise of Hitler to power and the progression of anti-Semitism in German society.

As you watch the film try to answer the following questions:

What is the progression of events in Germany that led to genocide?

What actions did Hitler and the Nazi Party take, as illustrated in the film, to remove Jews from German society and remove the usual protections granted to minorities?

Would an application of Kitan's theory of genocide be useful to understanding the course of events?

"Sword of Islam"

This film looks specifically at terrorist groups that operate in the Middle East. It illustrates the role that terrorism plays in the politics of the area, it shows who is attracted to be a terroist and why and its portrays the conditions which favor the development of terrorism as an answer to policial frustration. It looks at the current relationship between terrorism and religion.

As you watch the film try to answer the following questions:

What does it mean to be a terrorist, as illustrated in the film? What do those who become terrorists think that they are doing? Who does this appeal to and why?

How do the speakers in the film view the West? What do the speakers feel they need to be protected from?

Why is terrorism their choice of means?

"Last Grave at Dimbaza"

This film gives a glympse into life for blacks and whites in South Africa under the system of apartheid. Although some of the laws that have enabled the system to develop and persist have been removed, the government has yet to act in ways that will radically change the living conditions of South Africa and so these conditions probably still exist.

As you watch the film try to answer the following questions:

How is life under the government policy of apartheid depicted in the film?

What are the policies and laws used by the White minority to maintain their superiority?

What problems would this leave for dismantling apartheid?

Forgotten People: Korean of Sakhalin"

The film portrays the life of Koreans who were taken without their consent to work in Sakhalin while it was under Japanese control between 1905-1946 and their current life under Russian control.

As you watch the film try to answer the following questions:

How did Koreans come to reside in Sakhalin? Why are they still captive there?

What issuess do their children and grandchildren face?

To which country/society do they belong? Who should decide this?

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