Woolergate Flashcards
1
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Orientalism
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- Refers to views of east by west
- more how the west refers to the rest
- framed as a us vs them binary
2
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This binary is loaded with value
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-we are superior to them
-they are backward and quaint
- they are exotic or alien
binary also construct as an orient, obscuring the great cultural diversity
3
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Pakistans team 3 themes
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theme 1. Irrationality: - bizarre place -place full of vagaries - always full of turmoil -lawless theme 2. barbarism and violence -wolmers house was stoned and house burned -attacks on players feared -mobs expected Theme 3. Static and unchanging: -poisoned by primitive poison, linking the east to middle ages as though it hasn't changed - snake venom suggested. constructed exotic and ancient
4
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Intersectionality
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- ways in which institutions of oppression overlap and cannot be examined separately
- discrimmination operates differently on different people with different consequences
- wat sint discrimination for someone is for another
- this worked against harris in that her argument was she was racially/sexuallity discriminated against had no place in media and legal frameworks
5
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Viewed Racism employs common term s that seem unconnected to racism
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- democracy
- freedom
- choice
- culture
Instead of talking about race people now talk about culture differences. democracy is used to show how everything is equal and that we have freedom of choice.