Keeping the peace: stories of Australian peacekeepers - Day in the life...

Day in the life...

While the work of the UN can be dangerous it can also be very difficult and challenging. Like any job there are lots of times when nothing much seems to happen. Peacekeeping involves a lot of looking, listening and protecting.

Teacher Notes: Use an overhead projector to display the reproductions of these 6 artworks from the Australian War Memorial's Peacekeeping Exhibition. Allow your students 15 seconds to look at each work. Then ask them the following questions:

  1. Write down what is happening in as many of the paintings as you can.
     
  2. Write down seven things that you do during a normal day.
     
  3. How is your day different to that of a peacekeeper?

     

Featured artworks:

 

Collection Item C272586

Accession Number: ART90100

George Gittoes, Morning after night patrol

Collection Item C964490

Accession Number: ART91478

Christian Clare Robertson, Balibo- Track Bashing

Collection Item C391984

Accession Number: ART91052

Rick Amor, Tent Life, Heliport, Dili

Collection Item C391983

Accession Number: ART91051

Rick Amor, Sandbag position, Komoro Airport, Dili

Collection Item C395108

Accession Number: ART91131

Wendy Sharpe, Mess tent at Night, Dili

Collection Item C398537

Accession Number: ART91188.028

Wendy Sharpe, On Patrol, near Suai (Wendy Sharpe, Private Cameron Simpson and unidentified soldier)

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