Section 2:Compare and contrast Guantanamo with South Africa (NOTE: 3 to 6 SINGLE SPACED paragraphs of 3-6 sentences)
Section 2 reflects on the conceptual material we have learned to date. Students are asked to compare and contrast the situation in Guantanamo to the situation in South Africa, using readings covered in class, as well as the Prologue from Dances in Chains.
In Guantanamo we have examined the perspective from the view of the US Government, and the people of the US. We have also covered the experience of the prisoners.
In South Africa we focused more on the post-colonial apartheid regime in South Africa that oppressed the majority of the South Africans. The class has also reviewed a 60 minute interview on the process of Truth and Reconcilliation (TRC) as well well as several videos that show us the TRC in action (the Movie “REd Dust”, as well as other videos).
Feel free to include in any of the conceptual theories we have covered to date? We have covered in class Apartheid, caste, in/out groups, structural stigma, labeling theory, social deviance, feminist theories, social othering, social construct, and dehumanization
Section 2–How does the reading the Dances in Chains Prologue on Guantanamo help us in this comparison? How does the material on South African Truth and Reconcilliation help us think about ways to heal the trauma after violent interactions. Some ideas to consider:
Dances in Chains analyzes the imprisonment conditions in Guantanamo. Based on your understand what is going on and what are the motivations?
What are similarities and differences between the two?
How does the leadership within the prison of the prisoners between South Africa and Guantanamo differ? and Why?
How does the violence and torture that took place differ? How is it similar? Describe some of the practices, explain why they are harmful and what is the underlying justification?
Would a TRC process that took place in South Africa apply to a situation like Guantanamo?
To what extent can we compare these two groups? What are similarities and differences between the political fight and social construct?
What social theories that we have covered can be applied to this analysis? Define a theory and apply it.
As people who all reside now in the US–what bias do we have towards the situations? and how does that influence our reaction
YOU MUST USE ONLY THE SOURCES I PROVIDED ONLY. HERE IS LINKS TO AN ADDITIONAL ONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVggphc_5ao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw5aTObdO5Y