ARW IOR: Information on new topic

Dear Class,

Today I received messages from two teachers in the ELP that are connected to our new topic on race. Both messages are likely to interest you, so I am forwarding them to you with a few modifications. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Owen.

Film screening on race - Reel Bad Arabs

Rab Paterson is going to show a film called 'Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People' (see http://www.mediaed.org/videos/MediaRaceAndRepresentation/ReelBadArabs for a synopsis) next Wednesday, the 17th of October. It'll be shown in room H-215 from 5pm and runs for about 50 minutes. Depending on numbers and interest Rab might have a short discussion afterwards as this has been productive when he has shown similar things at Sophia. It does show the uses of racism against certain groups in society very well, 'demonization, subjugation, then exploitation'.

Also on the website mentioned above there is a down-loadable study guide to accompany the film. The Media Education Foundation who make the film have study guides available for many of their titles on a wide range of issues so do have a browse around the site - you'll likely find some things of interest, perhaps for your upcoming essay on race.

Race books 'on reserve' in Library
35 books related to race have been placed on reserve at the library. As all first-year students are potentially writing essays on the topic of race, these books are on "On the day" reserve; that is, in order to be readily available to everyone they cannot be taken from the library. The list is available in the IOR Web Box on the Homepage.