[RSCT] Films about Genocide? Films about Hegemony?

[Jesus Nieto]

"In the White Man's Image" is an excellent film 
on the boarding schools and their tragic 
consequences for American Indians, including 
death by freezing (when running away from the 
schools in the Winter) and suicide.

Regarding "Apocalypto" I think it's a beautifully 
filmed movie but extremely racist, totally 
reinforcing the stereotype of native peoples as 
savages in the worse sense of the word.  There's 
no way on earth I'd ever use it in class or recommend it to anyone.  -Jesus

At 06:48 PM 8/27/2008, Wendy Warren wrote:
>"Where the Spirit Lives" is a Canadian made film 
>about Indian boarding schools.
>
>Also, here is a great review of a new film I 
>haven't seen 
>yet: 
><http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4324&Itemid=80>http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4324&Itemid=80 
>about boarding schools.  The review alone is 
>worth a read.  Besides that, I've only seen 
>books that cover the northern hemisphere's 
>history with indigenous peoples as genocide, but 
>if anyone comes up with a film, I'd love to know 
>about it, too.  Thanks for asking this question. 
>A great list is being generated...
>
>                                              Wendy Warren
>
>
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>From: Paul C. Gorski <gorski at edchange.org>
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>Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 10:47:09 AM
>Subject: [RSCT] Films about Genocide? Films about Hegemony?
>
>Hello, friends.
>
>I'm trying to identify a few films that deal 
>with genocide/holocausts. I know of some of the 
>popular ones such as Hotel Rwanda, but I wonder 
>if you have any other ideas. Does anybody know, 
>for example, of a film that frames the 
>annihilate of Native Americans explicitly as 
>genocide? Or African slaves in North America? 
>What about something related to native peoples 
>that might be even more contemporary? Or even 
>something about Rwanda other than Hotel Rwanda? 
>Or something that looks across several different genocides?
>
>If you could send me a title and short 
>description of any ideas you might have, that would be wonderful.
>
>I'm looking, as well, for films that might 
>capture the notion of hegemony for first year 
>undergraduate college students. Any ideas on this?
>
>Thanks for any help you offer.
>
>Best,
>
>Paul
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Jesús Nieto, Associate Professor
School of Teacher Education
San Diego State University
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