In this session Peter Nelson, director of the New York
office of Facing History and Ourselves and Theresa Dawson, faculty, The Jacob
Burns Film Center, will invite educators to consider questions such as: What
are the factors that shape our identity, what value do we place on our
membership in various groups? How are those values sometimes used to exclude
and label some groups as ‘other'?
How can the study of media texts help us understand how prejudice operates?
What power do we have as individuals to take a stand against injustice and
persecution, even in the face of systems of representations that support it?
Peter and Theresa will also ask educators to consider why some people choose to
stand up, and how texts can extend our experience of reality and teach us a
lesson about past injustices.
Educators will explore historical case studies from
moments in our history when people have made choices that have led to injustice
and persecution, and examine how media texts have helped normalize prejudiced
views. As well as looking at historical case studies, educators will also
develop media literacy skills through analyzing excerpts from film and
television, reading texts, engaging in hands on activities, and discussion, and
learn strategies to help combat bigotry and to cultivate a school culture of
compassion.
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