Course Preparation Is Underway

Work has been underway for weeks in the designing and building of “The Sudan Project.” Learning about Final Cut, documentaries and wading through the massive amount of information on Sudan, Darfur and the Horn of Africa has given way to designing a course that will integrate these elements and even more. From examining film clips to designing wikis on other geo-political conflicts to investigating the root causes of Sudan’s current troubles to creating mini-documentaries about local issues, the first semester design is complete and hopes to prepare students for the tremendous task in the second semester of building their documentaries using the footage from Sudan provided by Karin Muller. The rest of the summer will be spent collecting more information, staying current on the progress of Sudan and preparing for the start of what promises to be, a unique and dynamic academic endeavor for both students and teachers.

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"THE" SUDAN
This is an excellent website. Well organized and structured. It's nice to see people caring about others that aren't as lucky as they are. Seeing that i'm half canadian and half sudanese, and the fact that i'm currently residing in Khartoum, i would like to say that to a certain extent this project seems devoted to one side instead of being objective. The first thing i see is the Sudan project and a refugee camp picture, to a cetain extent the typical image in quintessential northern american's mind when the word Sudan is mentioned. The first video is with an unfortunate Sudanese man who had fled the country to Uganda. This is all true, but what about the other side of the story, the other millions of Sudanese that are now residing happily in their country, why are they not being interviewed. Those who live in actual cities, yes there are cities in Sudan, with skyscrapers, amusement parks, and resturants. Those who are provided with education and shelter by the so called "tyrant" government. I appreciate your effort of trying to acknowledge and help in the darfur conflict, but incitement will only distrub the peace that the government and the rebels happing been trying to acheive. If you are really objective then try to introduce why the conflict is happening and try to include the story of both sides. It is true that there is a conflict in Sudan, but there hundereds of other that are even more horrific or equally so, in Afghanistan, Cote d'ivoire, somalia, Congo, Rwanda, Iraq, Palestine, Cuba, and many others. So next time i open this page i hope to see other projects on other countries that are need of more help then Sudan. I addition even Bashir was really the evil tyrant he is why did the people of Sudan vote for him? not that i agree with his views, but that something to bring into account.