“I can say without the slightest hesitation‚ and yet all humility‚ that those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means” (Gandhi‚ 1957; 504). These words are only a glimpse of Gandhi’s revolutionary sight that changed Western intellectuals. As we continue to remember his blessings‚ Gandhi will be known as a leader of the successful freedom struggle and a representative of the highest level of thinking in the Hindu religious tradition. Mohandas Gandhi
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Critical Reception of Rashomon in the West Greg M. Smith Asian Cinema 13.2 (Fall/Winter 2002) 115-28 Most of us who write about films may as well relax and confess that we know nothing at first hand about Japanese movie production; that all we have as data has come to us from press-sheets‚ from quick consultations with the nearest Japanese bystander‚ or. . . whatever we have been able to find useful in the way of analogy and of seeing the "unaccredited" performances of Kabuki. - Vernon
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Carlton has travelled back in time in an effort to reveal the myth of the so-called Little Egypt at the time of the Chicago Columbian Exposition in 1983‚ only to encounter more interesting stories about her fictitious character. The obsession with orientalism and the images of femmes fatales has haunted many Americans since the time of the Chicago Columbian Exposition‚ as these images have become widely rumored. At the time it first surfaced‚ oriental dance and its sensual body movements shocked the
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Paul Poiret who at the height of his career in pre-World War I France was the undisputed "King of Fashion." His sweeping vision led to a new silhouette that liberated women from the corset and introduced the shocking colors and exotic references of the Ballets Russes to the haute couture. "The historic significance and influence of Poiret’s work is breathtaking‚ and felt in fashion to the present day‚" said Harold Koda‚ Curator in Charge of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute. "Poiret pioneered
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Murakami‚ T. (2000). Super Flat. Tokyo: Madra. Robertson‚ R. (1995). Glocalization: Time-space and homogeneity-heterogeneity. In M. Featherstone‚ S. Lash‚ & R. Roberston (Eds.)‚ Global Modernities (pp. 25–44). London: Sage. Said‚ E. W. (1995). Orientalism. London: Penguin. Schodt‚ F. L. (1986). Manga! Manga!: The world of Japanese comics (Updated pbk. ed.). Tokyo; New York: Kodansha International. Screech‚ T. (1996). The Western Scientific Gaze and Popular Imagery in Later Edo Japan: The lens within
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‘If the Rest was necessary for the political‚ economic and social formation of the West‚ it was also essential to the West’s formation of both its own sense of itself – a ‘western’ identity – and of western forms of knowledge’ (Stuart Hall‚ ‘The West and the Rest: discourse and power’‚ in Formations of modernity‚ Stuart Hall and Bram Gieben (eds)‚ 1992‚ p. 138). Discuss with reference to the history of anthropology. The idea of ‘the west’ or ‘western’ culture is vague and has been for centuries
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impressionism be applied to language? ➢ How does a text “evolve”? ➢ How can we apply Post-Colonialist theories to our reading of a text? ➢ How does Orientalism psychologically shield us from our own failings and shortcomings? Concepts‚ terms‚ and themes: Ambiguity‚ light/dark dichotomy‚ impressionism‚ delayed decoding‚ orientalism‚ narrative framing‚ allusion‚ deconstruction (if time allows) Texts: Conrad‚ Heart of Darkness Achebe‚ “A Vision of Africa” Eliot‚ “The Hollow Men” Coppola‚
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Gallimard. Not only does Song disclose information about herself‚ but doesn’t allow Gallimard to know she is actually a man. Due to this deception Song is able to decisive Gallimard‚ not only through gender identity but expose the misinterpretation of Orientalism. The necessity for secrecy‚ of gender and executing the ideal Oriental women‚ is important to know the motives behind the Chinese government in order to possess information that could be
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Too often development efforts portray non-Western women as victims and subjects of vulnerability whom need ‘saving’. This paper addresses the ‘savior’ approach to development to demonstrate how North America has created false images of women in developing areas. Like wise‚ it explores the role of power/knowledge hierarchies‚ development discourse and NGOs role in the process. Development discourse and institutions tend to marginalize and disempower the Third World ‘other’. How could one resist
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The Myth of Continents‚ or How our Grade-School Teachers Distorted the Truth How many continents are there? It seems like a simple enough question‚ and most of us who grew up in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century come prepared with a pat answer to which we give little thought: “There are seven continents: North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ and Antarctica. Next question‚ please.” The official flag of the Olympic games‚ however‚ displays
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