Assignment:
Virtual Presentation
This assignment assesses the following 4 course objectives:
- Engage in an exploration of various worldviews.
- Describe history, cultures, values, and aesthetics of self and others.
- Identify and explain multiple perspectives when exploring subjects within and across cultures.
- Analyze global events and issues and their interconnectedness through a narrative storytelling approach.
Assignment Prompt:
For this assignment, you will choose two different cultures (from 2 discrete countries) to compare using at least 2 representations of culture such as art, literature, music, film, or political systems. You should attempt to compare and contrast the worldviews of these cultures. What is a worldview? Worldview is how the particular culture interacts with the world. Worldview is how the values and views on human nature are represented to other cultures. You should seek to explain the differences but also how these cultures share some similarities - how are they connected in some ways?
Suggested Outline for Presentation:
I Introduction
a. Introduce yourself
b. Introduce your topic by identifying the 2 cultures you want to explore
c. Tell us why you chose the topic
II Two Cultures
a. In the first part of the presentation, make sure to present the two cultures discretely
b. Emphasize 3-4 main ideas you want to present
III - VII or VIII: Explaining Values and Worldview
a. Make sure to use plenty of images
b. Focus on how values are represented through things like art, music, etc.
c. Try to account for differences in worldview
IX-X - Wrapping Up
a. Explain how you might relate to or understand these cultures
b. Comment on the importance of the cultural artifacts and how they reflect worldview
c. Leave the presentation with a discussion question that one of your peers can respond to
d. Make sure to thank listeners/viewers