Week Ten (March 21) - Constructing Race & Ethnicity, Part II

For today:

• Theory Toolbox, Chapter 9 pp. 154-164 (NOTE: pay particular attention to the term orientalism).
• Eric Repphun, "Avatar as European Orientalist Fantasy," The Dunedin School (blog), Dec 24, 2009.
• Catherine Hall, "Histories, Empires, and the Post-Colonial Moment," in The Post-Colonial Question, pp. 65-77.  

KEY TERMS: Post-colonial, Orientalism, Third World

For further reading and research:

• Post-colonialism overview (notes for class)
• Jack Shaheen, "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People," Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 588 (2003): 171-193.
• Reel Injun (documentary film)
• Voices of the Heart (a documentary on Native American language immersion schools) Parts 1 & 2  
• The Post-Colonial Question  
• The Post-Colonial Studies Reader  
• Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts