Thanks to classmates Christine Bowden, Rebekah Glover, and Rebecca Nesbitt for this link to a 1950s British newsreel film that represents the Kenyan freedom fighters, known as Mau Mau, as terrorists. The reel was produced while Britain held colonial control over Kenya, and the newsreel is clearly intended to drum up anti-Mau Mau support for continued British occupation. Based on our discussions on gender, war, and militarism, what questions come to mind about gendering terrorism, war, and the military when you view this newsreel?
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Gender, Propaganda, and War
Thanks to classmates Christine Bowden, Rebekah Glover, and Rebecca Nesbitt for this link to a 1950s British newsreel film that represents the Kenyan freedom fighters, known as Mau Mau, as terrorists. The reel was produced while Britain held colonial control over Kenya, and the newsreel is clearly intended to drum up anti-Mau Mau support for continued British occupation. Based on our discussions on gender, war, and militarism, what questions come to mind about gendering terrorism, war, and the military when you view this newsreel?
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