Global Education

Session 2

Dear students

the homework for our next session is the journal plus one task: watching an unusual Norwegian reality show called Sweatshop and answering a few questions before and after watching it. PLease, follow these steps - write your answer to all the questions and send them to us:

1/ One Norwegian newspaper wanted to find out what would happen if they sent 3 Norwegian teenagers to Cambodia to experience how their clothes are made. Our first question to answer is: What do you expect to see in the show?

Then Watch the show right here (English subtitles): http://www.aftenposten.no/webtv/#!/video/21032/sweatshop-ep-1-how-many-will-die-here-every-year (it consists of 5 parts, each is about 10mins long)

2/ Answer these questions after watching it:

2A: What are your first impressions?

2B: What parallels can you see there with the "shoe issue" which we talked about last session? 

2C: why do you think this show was made? what was the authors´goal/intention?

2D: Let´s look at the show "critically", did you miss anything in the film? e.g. anyone´s voice?
2E: Any other comment? question?


DEADLINE - Thursday October 13

ENjoy the homework,
Martina and Kristyna