Write a reflection paper of about 600-800 words detailing the story told by your elder/s and feel free to include images that they might like to share and that might inspire your artwork. The reflection paper will not be graded like a formal paper, no footnotes, citations, or formal structure needed.
However it must contain the following three parts:
1. Introduce the elder/s, their story/ies and which theme or themes relate to their story. (A paragraph will do.) Make sure you ask your interviewee whether they wish for their name to be disclosed, full name or just first name, or maybe an alias. And make sure they know that stories will NOT be posted publicly, just shared in the class.)
Retell their story.
In a separate section, reflect on how that story relates to one of the themes above. Does it relate to particular key terms or readings? If so which ones and why?
Please state them as either elderly friends, or a friend’s elders when writing the essay
Your first task in this assignment is to interview one or several “elders” – these could be parents, grandparents, elderly friends, or a friend’s elders, anyone with whom you have shared stories – and to ask them to reflect on how any of the following events in world history shaped their experiences (note that they coincide with lectures in the course and feel free to share about the course with them). Select one of the following themes as a focus for the story sharing:
The Cold War (1945-1991)
Nuclear Power
Post-1945 Economic Development (incl. “Great Leap Forward” in China)
New Nations, Third World Politics
Economic Development, Modernization (1960s-70s)
Migration & the Diaspora
Wars of Insurgency or Counter-Insurgency
The Space Race
Environmentalism
The Digital Age
Civil Rights Protests/Peace Movements
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