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Title: On cannibalism Rating: 3.1 out of 4 Reference: Writer & director, Fatimah Tobing Rony.
Reviews and Numerical Ratings 4 Though a short personal narration by an Indonesian-American woman, this video creatively reveals the racist stereotypes regarding indigenous peoples of the tropics as cannibals and savages, and how these stereotypes are maintained by the colonial discourse within Western media. The video is thought-provoking, as it exposes how tropical people are exoticised, objectified, and classified racially and sexually, and reveals how these stereotypes interplay between Western ideas of savagery and civilization. The narrator is the subject of the video, which somehow gives the voice back to indigenous peoples of the tropics, revealing that how they see themselves bears no relation to the racist colonial discourse about cannibals. An excellent source for courses in anthropology, sociology, mass communications, and possibly English, dealing with the issue of racist stereotypes within Western institutions such as the media. For 3rd & 4th year students. Kisrene McKenzie (undergraduate) 2.5 Some participants in Graduate Programme Workshop felt that this video was too short to appropriately introduce or prompt a discussion on “cannibalism” or race-related issues. The majority of participants felt that the paucity of detail reduced the video’s value as an effective teaching tool. Some participants found the video busy but busy in a stylistic way, rather than being full of content. And it was strongly argued that little would be gotten out of this video without some kind of background on cannibalism. Being able to place this video in historical context is a must, seemed to be the consensus. Graduate Workshop 3 Very interesting. Examines the fetishization & social construction of “race”, ties these into popular culture, science & the academy. An insightful critique of colonialism. Lecture topics: “race” & racism; colonialism/post-colonialism, representation of the “other”. Angela Aujla & Riley Olstead 3 Fast-paced, a sensory overload, we needed recovery time. Good, brisk summary of some facets of Orientalism, but maybe it’s too fast, too pretentious. Could lead to a critique of the narrator’s you vs us dichotomy. Kathy Bischoping & Sujatha Varghese 3 Likely to encourage critical thinking about racial
identities & stereotypes. Accessible to students because of its
personal narrative style. A visually interesting video that could provide
an excellent, though brief, introduction to class discussions of racialisation,
identity, and colonialism. Andie Noack
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