Resources

What kind of Asian are you?

This deals with racial/ethnic stereotyping and the assumptions that we make about “the other.”

Have you experienced a situation where others have made assumptions about you? What stories have you heard or told yourself about others?

The Danger of the Single Story and How Not To Write about Africa could be used together. One speaks of stereotyping and the other gives a concrete example of how that is done.

Danger of the Single Story

Who do we tell a single story about? What do we miss out on when we don’t listen to other stories?

How Not To Write about Africa

What are the stories, images, labels, we attach to other countries?

Willful Blindness

What is the difference between ignorance and willful blindness? Where do we notice willful blindness?

Silent Beats

This deals with racial/ethnic stereotyping and the assumptions that we make about “the other.”

Another set of videos that can be used are This is Congo, which shows a single story of the Congo, and the Global Ministries video Community of Christ in the Congo which shows other aspects of life in the Congo.

This is Congo

Community of Christ in the Congo