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Japanese Internment During WW2

Students analyze four short video representations about Japanese internment during WWII for messages about this event, how it is constructed, its historical and cultural context, and our understanding of history.

Grade Level: Middle School, High School, College
Subject: Film/Video Arts, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Mediated AI: Artificial Intelligence in Feature Film

Students analyze film excerpts from the 1950s to the 2020s for messages about the impacts of artificial intelligence on society.

Grade Level: Middle School, High School, College
Subject: Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

The Chinese Exclusion Act - Media and Messages

Students analyze late 19th and early 20th century legislation and Senate testimony, legal documents, political cartoons, a pamphlet and handbill, a newspaper front page and illustration and advertisements for messages about Chinese immigrants and the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Grade Level: Middle School, High School, College
Subject: Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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