Dr. Kevin Bustamante is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University. In this 13-minute video, he traces how race has shaped international politics from 1900 through today via prejudice, identity, and global norms.
A free classroom-friendly discussion guide that complements and expands upon Dr. Bustamante’s video is available for download below. Students view Dr. Bustamante’s remarks, then piece together a timeline of key events mentioned in the video. Next, they review primary sources that demonstrate how race influenced international politics in several of the episodes that Dr. Bustamante highlights. Students then answer questions and work in groups to share what patterns they found among the primary sources.
A free classroom-friendly discussion guide for this video is available for download below. This video is part of the multimedia series “Introduction to Issues in International Security.”