Humanities Homework Help

This week, students will prepare a response to the Discussion Forum focusing on the concepts of territoriality and ethno-territoriality. Please read the instructions carefully.

1. Read pages 92-100 of “Ethno-territoriality and ethnic conflict” by geographer Adam Moore. 

2. Watch the following short videos that offer a background of current territorial conflicts in the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia:

The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history (VOX, January 2016) (10 mins)

The Sahara’s Forgotten War (Vice news, July 2014) (36 mins)

3. Prepare a Discussion Forum post by answering the following prompt:

Students with last names A-L:

1. In the two examples of territorial conflicts above (Israel-Palestine conflict and conflict in Western Sahara), describe how territory, territoriality, identity, and violent conflict are connected.

Your response must provide a definition of territoriality and ethno-territoriality. Refer to the article by Adam Moore and include specific quotations and page numbers from the article when preparing your response.