Resources
Student Resources
Denker, Debra. "Along Afghanistan's War-torn Frontier". National Geographic (June
1985): 772-797. This issue features the amazing face of Sharbat Gula whose identity was unknown for seventeen years as she lived the typically anonymous life of a Pashtun woman.
Department of Health and Children. "Traveller Health: A National Strategy 2002-2005."
2002. Despite its factual content, the report is presented in an appealing manner with lots of photos, color and bold statistics.
Dewey, Arthur E. "China's 'One-Child' Policy Coercive, State's Dewey Says."
International Information Programs, USINFO.STATE.GOV. 14 December 2004.
http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive/2004/Dec/14-629545.html> (9 July 2006). The actual testimony before the House of Representatives presents an opportunity to engage in discussion about rhetorical devices with primary source material.
Exchange House Travellers Service, "An Examination of Discrimination and Racism in
Ireland," http://www.exchangehouse.ie/ireland.htm#An%20Examination%
20of%20Discrimination%20and%20Racism> (23 July 2006). The site features an engaging question and answer format as well as entire pages devoted to aspects of politicizing the plight of the Travellers.
Mandela, Nelson. "Nelson Mandela's Nobel Peace Prize Address." http://www.
anc.org.za/ancdocs/speeches/nobelnrm.html> (9 July 2006). Inspiring oratory that is highly readable and makes global connections students can follow.
Mathabane, Mark. Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in
Apartheid South Africa. New York: Touchstone, 1986. Wonderful story of a young male who learns about his heritage and future while growing up in apartheid South Africa.
Population and Family Planning: Laws, Policies and Regulations. "Population and
Family Planning Law of the People's Republic of China (Unofficial Translation)." http://www.unescap.org/esid/psis/population/database/poplaws /law_china/ch_record052.htm#top> (9 July 2006). Includes all six Chapters of the Population and Family Planning Law adopted by the PRC in December 2001. Very dry political document, but useful as a primary source.
Shuinéar, Sinéad ní. "Apocrypha to canon: Inventing Irish Traveller History." History
Ireland. Vol. 12 No. 4 Winter, 2004. A fascinating article that seeks to understand the origins of Travellers in Ireland and how public opinion came to represent one popular consensus in the past fifty years.
University of Victoria Faculty of Law. "Equality in Afghanistan." Women's Activism in
Constitutional and Democratic Reform. http://www.adhoc25.org/gpage6.html> (9 July 2006). Dry but vital and well-researched information about customary laws, access to justice, violence against women and political activism.
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "History of South Africa in the apartheid era." 9 July
2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid> (9 July 2006). A great online encyclopedia that provides consistently detailed information with great links to other pertinent areas of interest.
Teacher Resources
Andrew, Dudley. Lecture to "Stories Around the World in Film" seminar at Yale
University. 6 July 2006. A unique seminar experience with a prominent authority in foreign film studies.
Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. New York: Longman, 2001.
A concise and handy manual that explains methodology of film study and appropriate writing strategies.
Corrigan, Timothy, and Patricia White. The Film Experience: An Introduction. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004. Highly accessible textbook explaining the foundations of film study.
Dorronsoro, Gilles. Revolution Unending: Afghanistan: 1979 to the Present. Translated
by John King. London: Hurst & Company, 2005. Traveling during war, a journalist explores the country and speaks with those on the fringes of power. Long focus on the social foundations of the Afghan state and political background. Very complete history in an engaging, if dry, manner.
Lemmer, Eleanor, and Joan Squelch. Multicultural Education: A Teacher's Manual.
Atlanta: Southern Book Publishers, 1993. Increasing diversity in the school system necessitates a change in the learning environments. Each module explains terms and concepts of a particular theme and includes great activity ideas.
McLoone, Martin. Irish Film: The Emergence of a Contemporary Cinema. London:
British Film Institute, 2000. Contemporary Ireland and the cinema it produces and inspires. Explores the definition of "Irishness".
Nivat, Anne. The Wake of War: Encounters with the People of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Boston: Beacon Press, 2005. Engaging travel diary that imparts historical context and cultural explanations amid conversations and experiences. Very useful for excerpts about everyday people.
Theroux, Paul. Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. Travel diary with tremendously varied subjects who discuss the state of affairs in Africa. Great for reading excerpts to class.
UNICEF. "Information by Country." 9 July 2006. http://www.unicef.org/infoby
country> (9 July 2006). Trusted authority provides data from consistent sources about a number of indicators.
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