A & D Blocks Human Geography - Today we'll look at the key question "Why Do Territorial Conflicts Arise Among Religious Groups"? It probably comes as no surprise that various conflicts have occurred between religions and governments and between governments or ethnicity using religion as an excuse.
We'll try to understand this with four examples:
- Hinduism, the Caste System and social equality;
- The "Troubles" in Northern Ireland;
- Jerusalem; and
- China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama
B Block Criminology - Some of us will have started out watching crime through the relatively innocent eyes of Scooby Doo. So today I'd like you to watch the “What’s New Scooby Doo” episode called “Homeward Hound”? (It ran on the WB from 2002-2006).
How is this version of Scooby Doo different than the newer one Scooby Doo, Mystery Incorporated!
Or the older one (Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo)?
Or from the original one Scooby Doo Where Are You?
Lastly I'll have you watch this and then answer the questions below (about Scooby Doo in general including Scooby Doo Where are You?, The Scooby Doo Show, Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo, What's New Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and Be Cool Scooby Doo):
- What assumptions or beliefs do Scooby Doo’s creators have that are reflected in the content?
- How does this make you feel, based on how similar or different you are from the people portrayed in the media product?
- How does the commercial purpose (it's made for a profit right?) of Scooby Doo cartoons influence the content and how it's communicated?
- Who and what is shown in a positive light? In a negative light? Why might these people and things be shown this way?
- Who and what is not shown at all? What conclusions might audiences draw based on these facts?
- "How does Scooby Doo explain crime and gender roles to young people"?
Huffington Post article on Beauty Stereotypes in Scooby Doo
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