Readings for today:
- Ward Churchill, "Fantasies of the Master Race: The Cinematic Colonization of American Indians," from the Ward Churchill Reader (on ANGEL)
- In-class screening: Reel Injun
- Native Appropriations blog
- David Treuer, "Kill the Indians, Then Copy Them," New York Times, Sept 30, 2012.
Readings for today:
- Edward Said, excerpt from Orientalism.
- Eric Repphun, "Avatar as European Orientalist Fantasy," The Dunedin School (blog), Dec 24, 2009.
In-class screening: Jackie Salloum, Planet of the Arabs
For further reading and research:
- Edward Said on Orientalism (film)
- Myth of the Clash of Civilizations (film)
- Matt Duss, "Hollywood of Hate," Salon, Sept 12, 2012.
- Theory Toolbox, Chapter 9 pp. 154-164 (NOTE: pay particular attention to the term orientalism).
- Jack Shaheen, "Introduction" to Reel Bad Arabs.
- Wajahat Ali, "Sex and the City 2's Stunning Muslim Clichés," Salon.com, May 26, 2010.
- Center for American Progress, "Fear Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America" (2011).
- "Yellowface and Orientalism," Racialicious, Nov 19, 2012.
