{"id":1842,"date":"2020-09-10T14:09:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T14:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/?page_id=1842"},"modified":"2021-09-14T15:10:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T15:10:02","slug":"outsider-representation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/outsider-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"Outsider Representation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/POwer-and-Rep.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/POwer-and-Rep.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2516\" width=\"521\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/POwer-and-Rep.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/POwer-and-Rep-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/POwer-and-Rep-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Edward Said defined \u2018Orientalism\u2019 as\u00a0<em>prejudiced outsider interpretations that were shaped by the attitudes of imperialists that serve to justify occupation and exploitation.<\/em>\u00a0Provide an \u2018orientalist\u2019 example of a negative outsider representation of the people living in the region of your selected country.\u00a0 This can be a poem, photo, film, news report, piece of art, etc. Use what you learned about Orientalism in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/histories\/colonialism\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colonialism lesson<\/a> to analyze your example. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assignment Objectives<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>identify an example of an outsider \/ orientalist representation of Africa or African people<\/li><li>recognize the outsider(s) that produced the representation<\/li><li>identify who is being represented<\/li><li>recognize the audience\/viewer of the representation<\/li><li>describe the meanings communicated about the people being represented <\/li><li>analyze the broader effects or impacts generated by the representation<\/li><li>present the representation or a link to it in your post.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to Begin<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Step 1: Conduct research to locate an outsider \/ orientalist example (image, art, song, news report, movie, etc.)<\/li><li>Step 2: Identify the producer of the representation, the people being represented, and the intended audience engaging with the representation.  <\/li><li>Step 3: Use information from the lessons to identify the messages and meanings communicated by the reprentation. For example, how does the representation contribute to stereotypes about Africa and African people?<\/li><li>Step 4: References: Be sure to include a bibliography that is formatted (does not count toward the word count). You should also reference in-text using parenthesis or footnotes. If you need assistance, review the Annotated Bibliography lesson for information on formatting references and citing in-text.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The assignment should be organized in Introduction-Body-Conclusion format and consist of approximately 750-1500 words. It is a good idea to type the report in a Word document and then copy it into the text box in the discussion so others can easily read it. Be sure to include your example with a properly formatted reference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After submitting the assignment, move on to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/histories\/modern-world-system-development\/\" target=\"_blank\">Independence and Nation-buildin<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/histories\/modern-world-system-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">g<\/a> lesson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edward Said defined \u2018Orientalism\u2019 as\u00a0prejudiced outsider interpretations that were shaped by the attitudes of imperialists that serve to justify occupation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1842"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1842"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517,"href":"https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1842\/revisions\/2517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anthrocervone.org\/africanhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}