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Genocide & Mass Violence

How do nations struggle with mass violence and the rule of law? How do communities work to achieve reconciliation, repair dispossession, and remember those lost? Genocide and mass violence, past and present, raise all of these complex concerns and more.

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Journalism in a Digital Age

Use the documentary film Reporter to explore the changing landscape of journalism and challenge students to consider their roles as creators and consumers of news.

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Holocaust

The Rescuers

Examine the moral dilemmas faced by five diplomats who, at great personal risk, assisted Jews fleeing Nazi persecution during the Holocaust.

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Justice & Human Rights

Responding to the Rohingya Crisis

Students place this ongoing crisis in historical context, view footage from a refugee camp, and reflect on survivor testimony.

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Stitching Truth: The Arpilleristas in Pinochet's Chile

By interpreting tapestries woven by Chilean women, students learn about protest, human rights, and civil society.

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Stitching Truth: What is Civil Society?

Students consider what the term civil society means by examining the relationship between government, business, and individuals in Chile.

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Amandla!

Black South African freedom music played a central role against apartheid. This film specifically considers the music that sustained and galvanized blacks for more than 40 years.

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Beyond Belief

This documentary details the lives of Patti Quigley and Susan Retik, two Boston women who were both pregnant when they lost their husbands in the 9/11 attacks.

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Coexist

The stories of Rwandan women and men who survived and perpetrated the 1994 genocide reveal the enormous complexity of forgiveness and reconciliation.

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Culture, Stereotypes, and Identity

Consider the complex forces, including stereotypes and culture, that shape indigenous identities in Canada.

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Darfur Now

Six diverse people striving to end the suffering in war-ravaged Darfur are followed in this documentary, demonstrating the power of individuals to influence social change.

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Everyone Has a Story

Arn Chorn Pond elaborates upon his adjustment to high school in New Hampshire as a Cambodian teenager who spoke no English and had no knowledge of American culture.

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Everyone Has a Story

Learn about Arn Chorn Pond’s life as a Cambodian refugee, and consider the power of telling your story.

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