CHYS 2P38 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Kony 2012, Sub-Saharan Africa, Warsaw Ghetto
15 Mar 2016
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Note the three main candidates in the election. Describe their relationships to their parents, their teacher, the electorate, and each other. At first, the children seemed to resist their parent"s assistance, then acquiesced throughout the film. Teacher seemed to be uninvolved (allowed xu to be bullied) Competition with each other; personal relations decayed over time. Currying favour with children by offering cabinet posts, gifts, material rewards, etc. (except for xu) It is not clear why democracy is being introduced, other than for novelty. Parents seem to have controlling interest in their child"s victory (parents coaching the children more and more as the election went on; winner and losers reflected the parents efforts) Candidates selected; it is unknown if the children voluntarily or personally chose to be a candidate (manipulated by adults) Prof. argues that this is an oppressive form of democracy. Campaigns are not about ideas but, rather, popularity (except for a brief talk about.
