Which Way Home homework

The last several decades have witnessed the emergence of a new kind of imperialism. In addition to "hard imperialism," whereby one country dominates another through direct military and political control (as the British did in India), we now see "soft imperialism," whereby one country dominates another in subtler, less overt ways. Social justice activists have argued that the U.S. exercises this "soft imperialist" power in, for example, Latin America. Here we find several nations that, while politically independent, are nevertheless dominated economically by the United States.

Rebecca Cammisa's Which Way Home explores the human costs of soft imperialism, following several boys on their journey ascross Mexico to cross the U.S. border. For Tuesday, please watch Cammisa's film (it's on DU CourseMedia), and come to class having selected a single scene from the film that you believe encapsulates the injustice of "soft imperialism." We're going to look at several of the scenes you select, so please be sure to note the time at which your scene begins and ends.

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