Question
Kali Rubaii’s article “Concrete Soldiers” describes the deployment of blast-proof t-walls in Afghanistan and Iraq as a “coercive” example of this art form. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this art form that involves human design of a physical environment. André Le Nôtre practiced this art form by designing the gardens of Versailles (“vair-SYE”).
ANSWER: landscaping [or landscape architecture or landscape design; accept “‘Concrete Soldiers’: T-walls and Coercive Landscaping in Iraq”]
[10h] According to Rubaii, this system “made Iraq’s landscape in the image of a warscape.” This U.S. Army program that taught soldiers about local populations evolved from Montgomery McFate’s view of anthropology as a “warfighting discipline.”
ANSWER: Human Terrain System [or HTS]
[10m] Rubaii highlighted the “visionably actionable” violence of t-walls of Baghdad and this city. In 2004, four Blackwater contractors were hung over a bridge in this city.
ANSWER: Fallujah [or al-Fallūjah]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Nationals | 04/22/2023 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| WUSTL B | Penn A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |