If you can’t find the film, reading a summary and synopsis will do but should be sufficient enough to answer all of the questions asked below.
1. Watch: When Two Worlds Collide: 2016 [1h 42m]
This documentary takes a hard look at how indigenous peoples clashed violently with the Peruvian government over land and economics in the Amazon.
2. Instructions
The inequality that builds a “marginalized majority” of native citizens boosts the power of anti-indigenous narratives. What does this statement mean? Use examples from the documentary to support your answer
Discuss themes of inequality, dehumanizing rhetoric, marginalization of Indigenous communities, and issues related to the intersectionality of Indigenous peoples. Use specific examples from this documentary to support your answer. Resources provided in previous weeks and Discussion 5 will help you.
Discuss the power (agency) individuals find within their culture.
3. Submission
Your essay should be ~ 1.5 pages in length (1 page is too brief, 2 pages are too long), and should be written as a formal essay.
The goal is to be concise but in-depth and critical. Your ability to synthesize information and relate this to the concepts of marginalization and intersectionality.
All sources (including the documentary: Citing a film in APA) must be cited both in-text and in a reference list. APA citation formatting.
No quotes please – all information should be paraphrased into your own words and cited appropriately