The Mostar Bridge Over Troubled Waters: A Case Study in Reconciliation.

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History

Language Studies

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Europe

Written by Brian E. Clark and photos courtesy of Amir Zaki. 


Learn how the idioms and metaphors of a bridge destroyed during the Bosnian Civil War express the sentiment of a people.

 

The following activities and abridged text build off “The Bridge of Meaning,” written by Ian Bancroft and photographed by Armin Durgut.

WARM UP

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Complete these prereading activities.


IF YOU ONLY HAVE 15 MINUTES ...

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Understand idioms and metaphors in writing and how they are used.


IF YOU ONLY HAVE 30 MINUTES ...

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Learn how the “Stari Most” (Old Bridge) influenced and impacted the people and culture of Mostar, and how the bridge’s reconstruction helped reconcile the people of Bosnia-Herzegovina.


VISUAL ANALYSIS

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Formulate a short presentation on the reconstruction of a bridge using images.


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