Websites related to the case study (Vietnam Veterans Memorial)
Many proposed works of public art produce controversy, although they are later heralded as grand gestures appropriate to their purposes. To investigate a recent, similar controversy, learn about the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C by clicking on “Correcting the Critics” on this web page:
http://www.wwiimemorial.com/
To see how the physical Vietnam Veterans Memorial has affected people online, look at this site:
http://thewall-usa.com/
To get a feel for the context in which the Vietnam Veterans Memorial operates within the Constitution Gardens in Washington, D.C., check out this web page:
http://www.nps.gov/coga/index2.htm
Websites related to the textbook
- Political Advertising
In “Democracy's Conversation,” Lani Guinier criticizes the U.S. political system for forcing voters to make an either/or choice, boiling down even the most complex issues into binaries that play to an unjust us/them mentality. To see the effect at work, look at some political advertising from a recent election, such as ads featured on this site
- Unity Journalists
Ray Suarez's radio conversation with prominent, minority journalists on “Talk of the Nation” highlights the role that media producers play in shaping national opinions. To find out what the minority journalist organizations Suarez mentions are concerned with, check out this web site on the Unity Journalists
- Disablities Studies
Disability studies have become a popular field for academic investigation. To see what kinds of questions are asked in the field, take a look at the “related syllabi” on the disabilities studies home page for Georgetown University.
