[WSCSS] 8th Annual Documentary Film Workshop: Teaching Diversity & Cross-Cultural Understanding Through Documentary Film

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The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Outreach Centers Present

8th Annual Documentary Film Workshop:

Teaching Diversity & Cross-Cultural Understanding Through Documentary Film



Saturday, 29 March 2008 - 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall
University of Washington, Seattle Campus
$45 - 8 clock hours, Continental Breakfast, Lunch



This one-day workshop will introduce educators to the documentary film genre and to several recent films that depict contemporary events and issues around the world. The workshop will begin with an introduction to documentary film by co-director of Native Voices (a University of Washington aboriginal documentary film program), Professor Daniel Hart. Professor Hart will discuss how documentary should be analyzed and utilized as a teaching tool.

Following this introduction, the workshop will feature regional specialists and filmmakers who will introduce films effective for educational use as well as provide extensive curriculum materials to participants. The films will address a wide range of issues, regions and challenges for ethnic minorities and nations. The documentaries include Masizakhe: Building Each Other, about the political and cultural liberation of South Africa; Nazrah: A Muslim Woman's Perspective, about current challenges faced by Muslim women in the Northwest; The Weeping Camel, focused on the lives of Mongolian camel herders; and Qallunaat: Why White People are Funny, produced by Canada's Inuit who reverse the usual "anthropological gaze."

Participants will be provided with a copy of or access to each of the films including distribution rights for educational use. 

This workshop is open to all educators, but is particularly relevant to middle and high school educators and community college faculty. University/college students are also welcome.

To register, go to "Upcoming Events" on the homepage of the Canadian Studies Center,  http://jsis.washington.edu/canada/.

For questions or to have a registration form mailed to you: Contact the Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at canada at u.washington.edu or 206-221-6374.





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