After reading the module’s learning materials, viewing the presentation, and watching the videos, consider the following questions in your discussion post and replies: 1. How has the history of “comfort women” become politicized? Pick two individuals interviewed in the documentary and explain the incentives and/or agendas that drive their particular narrative of the “comfort women” issue. 2. Whose perspective and interpretation of the history of “comfort women” was most convincing to you? Why? Support your answer with evidence from the reading. 3. Whose perspective and interpretation of the history of “comfort women” was the least convincing to you? Why? What errors do you believe they were making in their historical analysis? 4. What surprised you most about what you learned in this module? What is your main takeaway from this module? Guidelines ● Your initial response should be at least 150 words in length, reflecting on the prompt above. Material: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBbTkzakiM8 https://www.npr.org/2019/12/12/787516347/beyond-adam-and-eve-religion-and-the-gender-binary BBC Reel – Inside the lives of Orthodox Jewish women Rachel Rinaldo – How a Growing Number of Muslim Women Clerics Are Challenging Traditional Narratives
