|
Titel
2
|
Global Britain - Everyone is Here (EKSAMEN)
This theme focuses on the development of Britain into its status today as a superdiverse and, to some extent, convivial society. Firstly, the theme looks briefly - as a backdrop - at Britain as a colonial power. We have watched the documentary "Making Ourselves at Home" to examine how the British Empire not only formed the colonies it conquered, but also how these colonies have shaped Britain today. Furthermore, we have read the short story "Karma" to get a deeper understanding of the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized. Additionally, we have looked at the influence the British Empire had on English becoming the world's lingua franca. Then follows an introduction to the Windrush Generation including background reading, a letter representing the immigrants from former colonies arriving in Britain in the 50s, and a film dealing with the recent Windrush Scandal. The next part centers on the concept “White Privilege”. The concept is introduced through background reading, two short stories and a short film. Finally, the terms “superdiversity” and “conviviality” are dealt with using background reading and an analysis of both a poem and a song/music video.
Sources:
"Making Ourselves at Home" BBC (documentary).
Sten Pultz Moslund: Everyone Is Here. New Shapes of Diversity and Belonging in Britain, Systime 2021, p. 7-9, 68-69, 175-179 (background reading)
E. L. Norry: A Letter Home
TV movie BBC 1: Sitting in Limbo, 2020
"Just Below The Surface" (1993) by Kate Nivison (short story).
Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye, 2020 (short film)
Benjamin Zephaniah: The British (Serves 60 Million), from the poem collection “Wicked Worlds”, 2020
Riz Ahmed: Englistan, https://genius.com/Riz-ahmed-englistan-lyrics
Khushwant Singh: "Karma" (1989)
"Why Did English Become the International LAnguage?". Youtube video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqDFPU9YeQM
John Agard: “Reporting from the Frontline of the Great Dictionary Disaster” (2006)
John Agard: "Listen mr. Oxford Don" (1985).
|