By: Christina Beviano Orientalism has been prevalent in western film and media since the early 20th century. Aladdin,...
Podcast on Belly Dancing
Orientalism In Dancing: Belly Dancing
Liberation or objectification? Is it too sexual or represent power? When people think of the term belly dancing,...
Orientalism in Music: An Audiovisual Guide
This music video by Nicki Minaj is full of Orientalist themes that portray Asian, and specifically Japanese culture,...
Podcast – Discussing Orientalism in Music
This podcast highlights the prevalence of Orientalist tropes within the music industry and how these tropes harm the...
Cultural Appropriation in Fashion Pt 3
In the final post, we will be looking into other examples of appropriation such as a Valentino having...
Cultural Appropriation in Fashion Pt 2
In part 2, I will be diving into the conversation about how black women are criticized for their...
Cultural Appropriation in Fashion Pt 1
In this three-part podcast series, I will because focusing on how cultural appropriation is present in fashion and...
Orientalism – A Very Quick Overview.
Orientalism was first theorized by Edward Said in his 1978 work, Orientalism. Said had many definitions for what...
Podcasts – An Overview of Orientalism Film
As a group, we all came together to give a small podcast styled discussion on our individual topics...