Eating the Other: Desire and Resistence
Publié le 18/11/2015
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« ”A s a survival strategy, black nationalism surfaces m ost strongly w hen w hite cultural appropriation of black culture threatens to decontextualize and erase know ledge...” W hite critics do not see these aspects of black nationalism . C om m odification of difference prom otes paradigm s of consum ption w herein w hatever difference the O ther inhabits is eradicated, via exchange, by a consum er cannibalism tht not only displaces the O ther but denies the the significance of the O ther’s history through a process of decontextualization. Exam ples of com m odification H eart C ondition: 1.Patriarchal bonding as basis for eradication racism 2.W hite suprem acy rem ains 3.C onceptualization of the “prim itive”— perpetuating racism in cultural production Steve Perry: Inter culture exchange betw een black and w hite 1.C ontem ptuous attitude to black nationalism : traditional leftist insistence on the prim acy of class over race 2.Ignore renew ed black liberation struggle R esurgence of black nationalism G esture of pow erlessness than a sign of critical resistance, due to com m odification com m odification of B lack m usic and dance: 1.Show ing desire for “prim itive”— W ild body of young m an 2.C onflicted w ith dehum anizing oppressive forces in reality 3.Sexism and m isogyny 4.U nable to fully depict the “pain” w ithin racist society The C ook, the Thief, H is W ife and H er Lover 1.W hite racism , im perialism and sexist dom ination H airspray and M ystery Train:D esire for new contact and alternative relations 1.R ecognition of the particular pleasures and sorrow s black folks experience 2.“B lackness invites engagem entin a revolutionary ethos thatdares to challenge and disruptthe status quo 3.“liberation"A n effort to end racist dom ination W ithout You I’m nothing: problem atic com plicated view s 1.A lternative w hite culture derives its standpoint from black culture 2.Poking fun on black fem ales: “B lack w om en have no public,paying audience for our funny im itations of w hite girls.” 3.Even though it m ocks w ith w hite desire for black, it does not go against the H ollyw ood cinem atic grain 4. Leaving taking at the end of the film : B lack people and others abandoned each other R ecognition of racial difference=a challenge to suprem acy, w hereas com m odification m ay gradually blur the O ther, enhancing w hite dom inance. Q uestion: H ow does consum ption and exploitation of the O ther m anifest today? A re there any exam ples that you have personally w itnessed? W hat is the difference betw een exchange/sharing and appropriation? . »
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