After reading the article and watching the clip for Mary Zimmerman’s rendition of The Jungle Book, I do feel that her’s is somewhat less problematic; however, many faults still remain. In Zimmerman’s version, there is the implementation of true Indian instruments, but the other half of the instruments are still jazz. The crew made an […]
For my Biology class, Professor Dowd had a science-based seminar for us to watch. The speaker was Sonia Shah, an award winning author and journalist in the fields of science, politics, and human rights. She is the author of Pandemic, The Next Great Migration, The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move, Tracking Contagions […]
Re-read the introduction. (Be sure you have identified for yourself where the introduction ends.) The Introduction ends on page 13 of the text (page 4 of the PDF), right before the section titled “History Matters” begins. Find the place in the text where the author states his thesis/claim/argument. Behdad describes his claim in the passages, […]
Reel Bad Arabs is a film that somewhat indirectly brings awareness to the racism that occurs towards those in the Middle East. It is extremely degrading and graphic, something that definitely gets its point across but is hard for viewers to watch. I think that a better approach at this, which would attract a broader […]
Personally, I found that rereading Said was very helpful towards my understanding of not only what he was saying, but his tone as well. I was able to make more annotations as I read again, and many more passages in the text stood out to me since I had a better grasp of what the […]
Throughout the article, there is a big recurring contrast between the Oriental and the European; the European view is more civil and noble, and this, in addition to their knowledge, ultimately gives them the justification to colonize Egypt. Passages in the text that support this are: pg 32: “And authority here means for ‘us’ to […]
“The Oriental is irrational, depraved (fallen), childlike, ‘different’; thus the European is rational, virtuous, mature, ‘normal’.” –(2nd Paragraph on page 40) This passage from the text is yet another contrasting statement that shows the unfortunate views and opinions of the less than Oriental and the glorified European. Saying that the Oriental is irrational while the […]
Although this film was disturbing and upsetting, it was very much needed in order to open up the eyes of those who are ignorant to Arab racism. To be perfectly honest, I was not aware of the extent that Arabs are portrayed so badly in the film industry. Aside from Aladdin, I do not believe […]
The Disney movie Aladdin has a setting in a Middle Eastern country, something which can be learned right away with the song “Arabian Nights,” along with the animated scenery shown in the opening scene. With that being said, an audience should expect to see ethnic authenticity in the movie’s portrayal. For example, the entirety of […]
The Disney movie Aladdin has a setting in a Middle Eastern country, something which can be learned right away with the theme song “Arabian Nights,” along with the animated scenery shown in the opening scene. With that being said, an audience should expect to see the entirety of the cast with darker colored skin, Arabic […]
