Fernando M. Reimers et 3].

Overview

Based on material from Stanford’s Program on Intercultural and Cross—
Cultural Education and the International Security and Arms Control Project
this unit introduces international conflict.,

Activity GCR.1.1

1. Students talk about why they are interested in taking this class as
an elective, and they are asked to write about a conflict that they
have experienced or seen, noting the people involved, the causes
and consequences of the conflict, and how it affected them and
others. This begins a discussion about the nature and the impact
of conflict.

2. Students then View clips from films and television shows of differ—
ent scenes of conflict illustrating the different types of conflict; the
clips listed below are based in the United States, but a quick search
would yield clips from shows and movies from other countries that
follow the same theme:

i. A clip from the show Glee on how one character faces two dif—
ferent goals, beliefs, or actions that are in conflict with one an—
other or a clip from The King’s Speech or Hamlet (intrapersonal)

ii. A clip from The Oflice on conflict between individuals
(interpersonal)

iii. A clip from Modern Family on a conflict within a group such as
a family (intragroup)

iv. A clip from Lost on a conflict between two different groups
or a film clip that introduces the idea of ethnic identity sep—
arating two groups as a lead—in to later discussions about the
Palestinian—Israeli conflict and others (intergroup)

v. A clip from any variety of superhero movies to illustrate a con—
flict between two or more nations or a clip from Thirteen Days

(international)

348