RHETOR 151 Lecture 14: R151 Lecture 14 03.07.2017
8 Mar 2017
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Columbus"s experience (how to get to the new world, how he perceived his environment) was mediated by the texts and experiences he had - did ridley. Columbus" first wife was a great physicist who had a phd - clearly not acting on his own and acting through high mediation and build on others" ideas) See how he read - active reading. Movie shows he more accepting and trying to learn about the natives, as opposed to the marco polo view of oppression which inspired him to view them as indians. In reality, columbus used them to package them in the way that his patrons would appreciate (religious, economic, political terms) Represented as moral - defending the indians, when that was not true. Putting himself up with his own bootstraps, with his charisma. Ridley scott: typical view of the society; guy who is genius and endowed which capability that no one else has. Consolidation of empire and conquering of new world.
