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a. Do media producers distort cultures and cultural processes? How?i. Yes, images are very photo shopped and videos are editedb. Ideas about race influence the ways that people think about cultural differencei. Look at the representation of people over time in National Geographicc. European interest in other cultures was grounded in evolutionary thinkingd. 1950s onward US thinking about race affected by cold war mentalityi. There’s a great influence over the rest of the worlde. Why this interest in the global south?i. Cultural differences can be explained by history not raceii. Historical ethnography of National Geographica. What is the historical context in which NG is presenting images of third world women?i. Capturing their own society. Using other societies as a mirror to understand them. Understanding what sex and gender means in those placesii. Ex- Not representative of everyone, popular images are of unique people/things/womenb. How are images of people composed, framed and distributed? How are they consumed?i. Greater complexitya. Media distortions:i. Exploit difference at the expense of our common humanityb. What ideologies underlie Western photographs of Navajo?i. Still life photosii. Reveals more about Westerners than Navajoc. Limitations of depicting Navajo by non-native photographers?i. Depicting ethnographic types, see pictures of people that represent entire ethnic groupii. They are posed photos, the people most likely didn’t like an outsider in our their rituals and daily livesd. What can we learn from Navajo photography?i. Something about the photographersii. Dominant visual regimesiii. The way that Navajo appear to the WestC103 1nd Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture II. The New WorldA. Amerigo VespucciIII. Columbian ExchangeIV. Andean ConquestV. Ordering the AndesVI. Age of CollectionVII. Enter the Cameraa. Symbolic Capital b. Circulating Types Othersc. Comparing Othersd. QuinoaOutline of Current Lecture I. Representing OthersII. Images of WomenIII. The gaze of western humanismCurrent LectureI. Representing Othersa. Do media producers distort cultures and cultural processes? How?i. Yes, images are very photo shopped and videos are editedb. Ideas about race influence the ways that people think about cultural differencei. Look at the representation of people over time in National Geographicc. European interest in other cultures was grounded in evolutionary thinkingd. 1950s onward US thinking about race affected by cold war mentalityi. There’s a great influence over the rest of the worlde. Why this interest in the global south? i. Cultural differences can be explained by history not raceii. Historical ethnography of National Geographic II. Images of WomenThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.a. What is the historical context in which NG is presenting images of third world women?i. Capturing their own society. Using other societies as a mirror to understand them. Understanding what sex and gender means in those placesii. Ex- Not representative of everyone, popular images are of unique people/things/womenb. How are images of people composed, framed and distributed? How are they consumed? i. Greater complexityIII. The gaze of western humanisma. Media distortions:i. Exploit difference at the expense of our common humanityb. What ideologies underlie Western photographs of Navajo?i. Still life photosii. Reveals more about Westerners than Navajo c. Limitations of depicting Navajo by non-native photographers?i. Depicting ethnographic types, see pictures of people that represent entireethnic group ii. They are posed photos, the people most likely didn’t like an outsider in our their rituals and daily lives d. What can we learn from Navajo photography? i. Something about the photographers ii. Dominant visual regimesiii. The way that Navajo appear to the


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