WEEK 1 (Writing on Video Documentary -- Extra Credit Assignment)

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  Choose and write on one question from below. Use the question that you are attempting as the title of your essay. Discussion essay should be between 500 and 600 words long. Essays must be pasted onto the Discussion Board (do not use attachments). Your discussions must include references from the assigned course readings and a Word Count at the end of your essay. 

1. What are the major arguments of Dr. Basil Davidson in the video documentary, "Africa, Voyage of Discovery: Different But Equal"?

2. What are the major reasons why the narrator referenced the Egyptian civilization in this documentary?

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Running head: AFRICAN VOYAGE FILM ARGUMENTS

African Voyage Film Arguments
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AFRICAN VOYAGE FILM ARGUMENTS

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African Voyage Film Arguments
"Africa, Voyage of Discovery: Different But Equal?" by Basil, Davidson is an eight-hour
documentary that was produced in 1984. The series features informative insights on the history
of Africa. Particularly the creator aimed at discrediting the mythological notions of the
stereotypes Africa that had been spread by Western explorers and philosophers. They had limited
knowledge about the continent, yet they made earnest declarations about Africa and its
inhabitants (Erickson, 2018).
The first argument that Basil brings out is that Africa was not unequal like previous
explorers portrayed it. From the recount, it is apparent that ancient travelers had treated Africa
and its inhabitants as inferior. They used the exoticism of the continent and its culture as a
justification to the inferiority which ...


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