COMMUNITY, CULTURE, AND GEOGRAPHY

Remember back to the Class Café, where you were introduced to the idea of “the hero’s journey.” As part of the creation of any hero, a backstory is developed. Then the hero is launched onto a journey of discovery. Along the way, the hero encounters challenges and must overcome them in order to return home wiser.

You were asked to invent a backstory for yourself, perhaps an imaginary descent from someone famous or infamous, perhaps a revolutionary or an artist. In this final Discussion, you will connect a cultural expression of your choice to your own invented history and explain how it helps unlock that history. Additionally, you will connect the concepts of “diaspora” and “accretion” to your story, including how globalization of information may affect them.

Post 3 paragraphs responding to the following:

Describe how you have used the cultural resources in this course to understand history.

In the Class Café you were asked to invent your own background, to create a fictitious tale about where you and your family or friends come from. Please provide a cultural expression example that connects to your invented history.

Has your understanding of personal history changed during this course? Why or why not?

What role, if any, does the digital divide play in how we understand the world?

2-3 Sentences to answer each question:

Discussing how either the term “diaspora” or the term “accretion” applies someone else’s description of their invented history.

Countering your someone else’s conclusion about the role of the digital divide in how we understand the world. If they believe it has no effect, present an opposing view and vice versa.