Archive for the 'orientalism' tag

Table for Two: Kumaré, Or How A Guru Is Born Out Of Orientalism

April 23rd, 2013 by Andrea

Hosted by Tami Winfrey Harris and Andrea Plaid...
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Posted in Racialicious Roundtables, Racialigious, african-american, asia, asian, black, cultural appropriation, exoticisation, film, movies, race, religion, sexuality, south asian, stereotypes, white, women | 2 comments

Racialicious Crush Of The Week: Mira Nair

September 28th, 2012 by Andrea

By Andrea Plaid Having watched several of...
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Posted in Racialicious Crush Of The Week, african-american, arab, art, black, casting, culture, dating, diaspora, film, immigration, interracial dating, interracial relationships, love, movies, racism, sex, sexuality, south asian, women of color | 4 comments

Modern Love In Mumbai’s “Wild West”: A Critique Of Orientalist Fantasies In Contemporary Travel Narratives

July 31st, 2012 by Guest Contributor

by Guest Contributor Aditi Surie von Czechowski ...
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Posted in Outside the Binary, The Things We Do to Each Other, exoticisation, race & representations, stereotypes | 11 comments

M.I.A. And The Real ‘Bad Girls’

March 6th, 2012 by Guest Contributor

By Guest Contributor Thanu Yakupitiyage,...
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Posted in activism, arab, celebrities, music, politics, stereotypes, women of color | 24 comments

I’m Not Your Habibi: Thoughts on Craig Thompson’s Graphic Novel

November 3rd, 2011 by Fatemeh

By Special Correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie Sir...
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Posted in arab, books, comics, muslim, sexuality, stereotypes, violence against women of colour & indigenous women | 17 comments