The Needs of Others: Human Rights, International Organizations, and Intervention in Rwanda, 1994

by Kelly McFall

Reacting to the Past is an award-winning series of immersive role-playing games that actively engage students in their own learning. Students assume the roles of historical characters to practice critical thinking, primary source analysis, and both written and spoken argument. Reacting games are flexible enough to be used across the curriculum, from first-year general education classes and discussion sections of lecture classes to capstone experiences and honors programs.

168 pages, Paperback

Published December 20, 2018

Reviews

[meilyn *ೃ༄ · Rating 4 out of 5]

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4/5 stars

Africa in Global History with Sources is like that dense textbook you pretend to skim, but then you find yourself getting sucked into the rabbit hole of historical documents. I’m currently using it for the Needs of Others game in my Intro to African History class, where I’m now the delegation of Spain (so, you know, now I’m the colonizer instead of the colonized—yikes). The book gave me all the juicy historical context I need to navigate the game, even if it occasionally felt like trying to read through a history textbook written in a secret code. That said, it’s been eye-opening—nothing like going from the victim to the villain in the blink of an eye. But hey, if nothing else, at least it’s given me some strong talking points to potentially win the game (we’ll see, fingers crossed)!

[Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent introduction to the tragedies of Central Africa and an effective guide to role-playing the situation as it stood in 1994.