COMM 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Arab Culture, Edward Said, Ethnocentrism
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Theories that contradict marxism: marxism relates to materialism (thought process is product of our condition and struggles over material) Idealism contradicts marxism a lot of liberalism: the only way things can change is if you have the tools to effect that change. Disease, violence decrease in indigenous population of west indies: west indies used for sugar, cotton, tobacco, indigo. Need new labor force due to fallen population use enslaved africans: discourse perpetuates ideology about certain people. Prisoner vs. imprisoned people; slave vs. enslaved people. We ofte(cid:374) do(cid:374)"t hear a(cid:271)out e(cid:374)sla(cid:448)ed people"s (cid:448)iole(cid:374)(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d resistance against their masters (cid:862)british (cid:449)orki(cid:374)g (cid:272)lass(cid:863) nationalism forms basis of racism/class consciousness: built around racist, ethnocentric views about other populations, e. g. Contradiction of capitalism resistance of working class and enslaved people. 124 logic of resistance: minor acts of disobedience. Edward said, orientalism (cid:862)produ(cid:272)tio(cid:374)(cid:863) of orient (asia, middle east) Regions/pop are product of european imagination: cultural products (books, art, edu, academic books, relig doc, e. g.
