Today in class we discussed how we want to go about constructing our project. We wrestled over various ideas and wound up with a temporary idea. We're going to split our "identity" group into two subgroups; we will focus on sports and dress/fashion, respectively. We're attempting to answer questions such as, "How do sports affect the relationships between Israelis and Palestinians? Do they help the relationship? Hurt the relationship? How do they do this, and why?" When looking at the fashion component, we will analyze why Israelis wear what they wear, and why Palestinians wear what they wear. We're intrigued to find out how clothing and appearance factor in to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
We haven't yet decided on what medium we will present the information through. We've considered PowerPoint, Prezi, etc. Overall, we are excited about the direction we're heading and look forward to developing our ideas through research as the course continues. Next week we will begin expanding on our foundational ideas and honing in on our primary objectives.
Maybe you already well aware of the Beitar FC controversy but I strongly recommend taking a look at my latest post on my blog and the NY Times article from today.
ReplyDeleteKyle,
DeleteThanks so much for posting that. That was a very interesting video and definitely sparked some ideas. Maybe professor Horowitz could play this video during class. I think both she and the class would appreciate it. I think it presents ideas that could provoke a strong discussion in class. Thanks again.