Rising Waters and Sinking Communities Essay
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Our topic for class October 12 is “The ‘Two Planets’ Phenomenon: Rising Water, Sinking Communities,” as told through multiple narratives that are simultaneous, yet distinctive, and quite different from each other. We will consider how the “Two Planets” phenomenon shapes the ways in which we think about and imagine recent events that involve rising waters and sinking communities.
When you have completed viewing and reading, including looking somewhat further into the areas that most interest you, develop some aspect of your thoughts in your portfolio.
There are FOUR STEPS in preparation for our class October 12:
1. Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, the “Two Planets” Phenomenon
Read and view all of step 1, making sure to become familiar with Araya’s “Two Planets”
* https://thewalters.org/
* https://vimeo.com/34595044
* https://fadmagazine.com/
* http://www.trfineart.com/
* https://www.youtube.com/
(the link above is an interview “the treachery of the moon”)
* https://hyperallergic.com/
(the link above is a discussion of her recent works. optional: more works by Araya are on the web.)
2. Rising Water, Sinking Communities
Select one topic, 2.a. Sundarban Islands, Bangladesh or 2.b Gibe III dam, Ethiopia, as your focus. Lightly browse the other topic
a. Rising sea levels in the mangrove forests of the Sundarban (photos and video)
* https://www.theguardian.
* http://www.guardian.co.uk/
* “Climate Refugees of Bangladesh” (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
b. Gibe III dam on the Omo river, Ethiopia (video gallery)
* https://www.youtube.com/
* http://www.google.com/
* https://www.
* https://www.theguardian.
* https://www.theguardian.
3. “there once was an island, te henua e nnoho”
Rising sea levels on Takuu Island in the southwest Pacific.
A background link for the film, and the film: http://www.
We will view the entire video in class next week. For your reference, the DVD is at BU Library reserves or may be at https://binghamton.hosted.
or found under MyCourses, for our class, Tools, Panopto
4. Climate Refugees
View website and trailer http://www.
optional: “Climate Refugees” (complete video) https://tubitv.com/