GNDS 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Edward Said
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Title is implying a development of feminist movement. Volcanoes, referencing the japanese landscape and geography. Has a geopolitical undertone of volcanoes representing women (cid:498)no one believes me(cid:499), she is representing a movement with not a lot of support at this time. Conflates the political movement as well as the physical movement. The explosion is about to come, this is an apocalyptic view of feminist activism. Understanding the west and self-reflecting on how the west interacts with the (cid:498)east(cid:499) The term (cid:498)oriental(cid:499) becomes void when acknowledging that it is a term constructed by the west. We are looking at a 19th century influence. Since the publication in 1978, it has been used to explain a derogatory sense of values. The arab woman is punished for not saving her partner, despite the fact that her fear of death is logical (she died in the previous film)