COM 263 Intercultural Conflict Debate Over Abortion
3 Sides of a Conflict: The objective of this assignment is to apply the dialectical perspective to synthesize new insights on an intercultural conflict of your choice. This conflict should be one that has been documented in history, academic literature, or in credible websites and media reports. It can either have occurred in an international or a domestic setting. Through this project, it is expected that you will demonstrate your understanding and application of key concepts and frameworks discussed in this class. You will select two cultural groups, countries, subcultures, or so on, that are currently or have historically been in conflict with each other.
You will want to choose a conflict event that is well-known in order to be able to find sources of information. Conduct a search of news reports, magazine articles, journal papers, credible websites, books, interviews, documentaries, etc. that document the conflict. In your project, you will present the conflict from the perspective of both cultural groups. You will identify and explain the roles of each side’s cultural values, identities, and multiple histories played in the conflict (and each side’s view of the conflict), and how the dialectical perspective might be applied for our holistic understanding of the intercultural conflict.