Recently my students were asked to write an essay defining Western Civilization. I strongly dislike the question and this graphic came up that describes one of my problems.1. See Map---->
2. I teach in a school that is 80% Hispanic. Where is that element in "Western Civilization"?
3. Africa, a whole continent with amazing culture also falls no where in the definition.
4. I feel like in the world of globalization it would be a better idea to look at how a country exerts their culture on other cultures.
5. Civilization is a rather large identity group. It's also one that encourages ignoring the oppressed.
2 comments:
good map!
problematic all around. i wonder what a better frame for a unit like that would be. i like your spheres of influence suggestion. i don't know...
Hm..Maybe that is another reason why a lot of students that I've talked to think that Africa is a country.
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