This is my last Global Learning course and I am happy I ended with it. This course has allowed me to watch the effects of colonization through the use of films. Many do not understand the cultural and political meaning of films. Films is a media tool that attracts a large audience and these films have allowed me to analyze the multiple global forces that shape their understanding of aesthetics, values, and authority — economic, political, sociological, technological, and cultural issues. One example that stuck with me was with the Rwanda genocide, I watch the documentary Ghost of Rwanda and it open my eyes. Approximately 800,000 Rwandans died during this genocide and for many years I was aware that the international community did not get involved such as the EU whose member states could not establish a collective agreement on what to do. Ghost of Rwanda open up my eyes to why they did not get involved.
The international community like the United States believed that Rwanda was not in their national interest. Or Belgium who was the first to leave Rwanda and they colonize Rwanda, they also created this ethnic classification where the Tutsi were seen as more educated and those that should represent the nation in government jobs. This means that the killing of thousands did not affect them and the reason that this is important because many countries cannot rely on the international community to help when they need help. Initiatives like the Right to Protect which was establish a decade after the Rwanda genocide allows countries to intervene in other countries domestic issues if liberty and life are in jeopardy. A domestic problem could have been resolved with an international response showing us the interconnections of the global world. I have attached my term paper that focuses on China's influence in Africa. I chose this topic because it is important for us to see both side of the debate.
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