At The Whims of Monsters: The Liberian Conflict
Christopher Lo, Eish Maheshwari, and Uttsav Patel
Senior Division – Group Website
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Although the Liberian Civil Wars only occurred a few decades ago and have major implications on worldwide peace, they are seldom remembered for the damage and political change they induced. We first came upon the topic when reading an article from the UN on how atrocities and human rights violations shaped the world in the 20th century. The Liberian conflict caught our eye, even though we had never heard of it before, because of how different it was from other types of civil wars. We were shocked by how well the war was documented and how devastating it was to millions of civilians and internally displaced peoples. Despite the atrocities, compromise was able to save Liberia from immediate collapse.
We began our research by first studying maps, newspapers, archival data, and pictures describing the socioeconomic, political, and ethnic turmoil in the years leading up to the war. The next step focused on reading and interviewing civilians, children, and internally displaced peoples to hear the experiences of actual …show more content…
As the conflict only occurred roughly 15-20 years ago, the use of photographs and videos are essential for demonstrating real-life footage and action from the war. The use of a website allowed for us to better tell a story with photographs and videos by incorporating many different forms of media in one interactive experience. One of the most interesting aspects of our topic is the repetitive cycle of conflict, compromise, and reconciliation, that plagued Liberia and much of Africa, and we strongly believe that a website interface allowed us to better depict connections and other interactions between various groups and time
Christopher Lo, Eish Maheshwari, and Uttsav Patel
Senior Division – Group Website
Student Composed Website Words:
Media: minutes
Process Paper Word Count:
Although the Liberian Civil Wars only occurred a few decades ago and have major implications on worldwide peace, they are seldom remembered for the damage and political change they induced. We first came upon the topic when reading an article from the UN on how atrocities and human rights violations shaped the world in the 20th century. The Liberian conflict caught our eye, even though we had never heard of it before, because of how different it was from other types of civil wars. We were shocked by how well the war was documented and how devastating it was to millions of civilians and internally displaced peoples. Despite the atrocities, compromise was able to save Liberia from immediate collapse.
We began our research by first studying maps, newspapers, archival data, and pictures describing the socioeconomic, political, and ethnic turmoil in the years leading up to the war. The next step focused on reading and interviewing civilians, children, and internally displaced peoples to hear the experiences of actual …show more content…
As the conflict only occurred roughly 15-20 years ago, the use of photographs and videos are essential for demonstrating real-life footage and action from the war. The use of a website allowed for us to better tell a story with photographs and videos by incorporating many different forms of media in one interactive experience. One of the most interesting aspects of our topic is the repetitive cycle of conflict, compromise, and reconciliation, that plagued Liberia and much of Africa, and we strongly believe that a website interface allowed us to better depict connections and other interactions between various groups and time