themes of madness‚ absurdity of evil and loss of spiritual centre. A post colonial reading of these texts would explore the idea that "power and knowledge gives the Wests the power to name people‚ places and cultures and control them." - Edward Said Orientalism 1978 The value of imperial domination is explored in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness through the character Marlow and Kurtz. The novel was written during the time of New Imperialism where European countries were in conflict with one another‚ trying
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Postmodernism ¡§There is a sense in which if one sees modernism as the culture of modernity‚ postmodernism is the culture of postmodernity¡¨ (Sarup 1993). ¡§Modern‚ overloaded individuals‚ desperately trying to maintain rootedness and integrity...ultimately are pushed to the point where there is little reason not to believe that all value-orientations are equally well-founded. Therefore‚ increasingly‚ choice becomes meaningless. According to Baudrillard (1984: 38-9)‚ we must now come to terms
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How does comparative study of Frankenstein and blade runner make the issues raised in Frankenstein relevant to modern audience? Frankenstein is a 19th century novel written by a romanticist‚ Mary Shelly. Frankenstein explores the main issues such as nature‚ relations‚ need for freedom‚ fear and artificial life. All these are reflected into the movie Blade Runner (1982) that reflects 20th century fears of cloning and advancement in technology‚ that views the aspects of all which is portrayed
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Primitivism From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about primitivism in the visual arts. For the social movement‚ see anarcho-primitivism. For art by self-taught artists‚ see naïve art. For other meanings of "primitivism" or "primitive"‚ see Primitive. Henri Rousseau‚ In a Tropical Forest Combat of a Tiger and a Buffalo‚ 1908-1909‚ Hermitage Museum‚ St. Petersburg Primitivism is a Western art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric
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"Anti-Americanism" in the Arab World: An Interpretation of a Brief History Makdisi This essay turns to history to answer the oft-asked question "Why do they (Arabs) hate us (America)?" True‚ you cannot generalize about 280 million Arabs each with its own tradition and history. However‚ there are certain historical and political contexts that can explain the rise of anti-American sentiment. The claim: Anti-Americanism is a recent phenomenon fueled by American foreign policy‚ NOT an epochal
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Criticism of Culture and the Culture of Criticism: at the Intersection of Postcolonialism and Globalization Theory‚” Diacritics‚ Vol. 32‚ No. 2. (Summer‚ 2002)‚ 106-126; Rushdie‚ Salman‚ Shalimar the Clown‚ London‚ Vintage‚ 2005; Said‚ Edward‚ Orientalism‚ 1978‚ revised 3rd Edition‚ London‚ Penguin‚ 2003; Said‚ Edward‚ Culture and Imperialism‚ London‚ Vintage‚ 1993; Said‚ Edward‚ Against the Orthodoxies‚” For Rushdie: A Collection of Essays by 100 Arabic and Muslim Writers‚ Eds. Anouar Abdallah et
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History. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Robertson‚ Roland. 1995. Glocalization‚ Time-Space‚ and Homogeneity-Heterogeneity. In Global Modernities‚ ed. M. Featherstone‚ S. Lash‚ and R. Robertson. Thousand Oaks‚ CA: Sage. Said‚ Edward. 1978. Orientalism. New York: Penguin. Schiller‚ Herbert. 1976. Communication and Cultural Domination. New York: International Arts and Sciences. Williams‚ Raymond. 1976. Keywords. London: Flamingo. Zangwill‚ Israel. 1914. The Melting Pot. London: Heinemann.
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All texts can be read and understood‚ interpreted and represented in many different ways according to the views of the responder and their context. Many different interpretations of “King Lear” have been made‚ each valuing and highlighting different aspects and themes of the play. It is necessary for these interpretations to be made and adapted in order for “King Lear” to have relevance within the context of the society. Each interpretation of the text extracts and concentrates on certain ideas‚
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Culture and Society ANTHRO 9 Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-10:45 A.M. Room: Haines 39 (in basement-A level) Final Exam date: March 18 (Tuesday): 3-6P.M. Instructor Prof. Mariko Tamanoi Email: mtamanoi@anthro.ucla.edu Office: Haines 325 Phone: 310-206-8399 Office hours: Tuesdays 11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT: READ THIS SYLLABUS CAREFULLY TO THE END! Section Leaders Bradley Cardozo: bcardozo@ucla.edu Camille Frazier: c.frazier@ucla.edu Emily
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“These are different times…we’re trying to break stereotypes‚ break what people have assumed for so long about a culture‚ about an individual‚ about the world…this is for discussion…a time for not assuming things.” (Genara Banzon‚ November 28‚ 1996). Immigration has created a diverse society today that often includes culturally rich environments that contain more than one culture. Artist Genara Banzon shared that quote during an interview‚ in which he expressed his thoughts about society needing
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