What are some of the ways that gender intersects with human rights concerns? To what extent does a sense of global citizenship change one’s attitude towards these issues? Find one reliable video or audio source to support your argument. Tell us what the video teaches us and why we can trust it as people seeking information literacy.
VIDEO TIPS
To find a video, you can go to YouTube and search. A tip is to find a YouTube channel of a university department, intergovernmental organization (IGO), or research institute that you find reputable. For example, you could search for a UN video or search for the Council on Foreign Relations channel.
Another tip is to search for a video and then filter the results in YouTube. For example, you would go to YouTube and then search for, say, “women rights Saudi Arabia.” After the search results are listed, look right under the search bar and you’ll see “Filters.” Click on this and you can filter the results by how old they are, by channel, etc. One way to find more academic sources is to select “Subtitles/CC.” Videos that have been given subtitles and closed captioning are often more professional and done by well-funded institutions. This is not always the case but it helps manage long lists of results.
Finally, you can also search for TED talks on this topic. If so, be sure to demonstrate information literacy by investigating the speaker for authoritative credentials.
AUDIO TIPS
One type of audio source is a podcast. Search for universities to see if they have open-access podcast series. The University of Oxford has a podcast series, as does Columbia Law School and many other academic institutions. If you want to check out an NGO, try the podcast series of Human Rights Watch. You can search for NGOs or IGOs you already know using Google to see if they offer any podcasts.