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Women in the Media:
In our cafe discussion group we talked about hyper masculinity, a theme that was presented upon in class. We talked about what it means, and how the current culture we live in addresses it. This theme of hyper masculinity caused … Continue reading
Posted in Amelia, Cafe Discussion, Eaman, JaQuess
Tagged beauty, feminism, Stereotypes, women
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Jorge Klor de Alva: Class Discussion Question
We decided to attack Question 2: What is Klor de Alva’s argument about applying ‘colonialism’ to Latin America? Does it apply equally to North America and the Caribbean? What is left out of his argument? Do you agree with his … Continue reading
Posted in Benjamin, Cafe Discussion, Chathuri, Reka
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Homi Bhaba’s concept of ‘hybridity’ in our individual research
At today’s café discussion we spoke about how Homi Baba’s concept of hybridity applied to our personal case studies. This is the gist of what each of us had to say. Reka Homi Bhabha’s argument complements the immense hybrid … Continue reading
Cultural Hybridization
Bhabha states in “Questions of Cultural Identity” (pg 54) “This ‘part’ culture, This partial culture, is the contaminated yet connective tissue between cultures- at once the impossibility of culture’s containedness and the boundary between. It is indeed something like culture’s ‘in-between’, baffling … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Discussion, Kasia, Kimberly, Pipeloluwa, Uncategorized
Tagged Dance, Hybrid Culture, Music
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When all is Said and done…
For our final Cafe Discussion post, our group decided to discuss Edward Said and “Orientalism.” We began our discussion by noting the similarities between Said’s intentions and Marxist theory. Said said in his book, “My whoel point about this system … Continue reading
Posted in Ann, Cafe Discussion, Colin, Kevin
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Discussion of Bhabha
Our discussion of the Bhabha reading brought to light a few discussion points that we have previously covered in class in addition to a few notes on the reading itself. We focused primarily on Bhabha’s “Location of Culture” as we … Continue reading
Posted in Ann, Cafe Discussion, Colin, Kevin
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Some Lingering Thoughts and Ideas of “Sex Machine”
This week I will be talking about the article that our group did the presentation on, Sex Machine. It will be more of a wrap up blog since we could not get to everything we wanted to due to the … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Discussion, Carina, Christina, Jenessy
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The Peculiar Kind.
Our discussion for this week centered on the LGBTQ community in the media through the eyes of urban New York city residents. We chose to examine the different themes that we often find arising in these representations. First, A video … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Discussion, Kasia, Kimberly, Pipeloluwa
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Kanye the Crossdresser
As we reflected on last week’s class presentations, particularly the two focused on Japanese culture, one aspect sustained our discussion. When thinking of the Japanese celebrities who cross dress, we couldn’t imagine how that would be accepted as the norm here in … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Discussion, Dolma, Fatima, Tishara
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Discussion of Postmodern Blackness (hooks)
We were all intrigued by the hooks’ essay. After a little more research, we realized the significance of this work in the history of postmodernism and is an attempt to encourage the reader to view the many issues associated with … Continue reading
Posted in Ann, Cafe Discussion, Colin, Kevin
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