SOC 134 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Culture Of Asia, W. E. B. Du Bois, 1992 Los Angeles Riots
15 Mar 2017
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Illogical placement: arab villains have showed up in fills with no logical placement, e(cid:454): (cid:862)back to the future(cid:863) Sheikhs: heikh (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:862)wise(cid:863, muslim leaders are often addressed as sheikhs, shown as rich, corrupt, and militant. Maidens: arab women are eroticized and humiliated, often appear as belly dancers, depicted as being owned by husbands/fathers and sold for sex. Aladdin: film was boycotted from some islamic countries but got 217 million dollars, released a year after the gulf war. A new world order: preside(cid:374)t bush called for a (cid:862)new world order(cid:863) after cold war, middle eastern countries became the new american enemy. Repercussions: 1992 los angeles riots: african americans and asian americans fought each other, due to economic competition. Political alliances: asian americans have called for alliances with african americans, some african americans (like w. e. b dubois) also believed these groups should stand together. Cultural convergence: blacks and asians fused together culturally and politically, convergence in music: hip-hop and jazz.
