Thursday, November 5, 2009

Nederveen Pieterse Chapter 5

In what ways are we hybrid?

1. food
  • tacos
  • sushi
  • pasta

2. Media

  • anime
  • Dragon Ball Z
  • Pokemon

3. Games

-pogs- originated from Hawaii

4. Books (Harry Potter)

5. Cultural Identity

- hyphenated identity ("authentic" or not?)

  • lefse
  • lutefisk
  • hot dogs

6. Sioux logo

  • inaccurate name
  • for U.S. school
  • logo drawn by Sioux artist

7. Holidays

  • hybrid to begin with
  • imported to U.S.A.

Pieterse Chapter 5

Questions

  • relation between identity, class, recognition, and social justice
  • effect of one identity on another
  • significance of hybridity and boundaries

Points

  • good to overcome boundaries
  • hybrids as "lubricants"
  • "in-betweenness"
  • transcending binaries
  • hybridity in context of boundaries

Critiques

  • clarity
  • structure
  • makes assumptions for people about who they are
  • tables (good critique)

Media Artifact

Racial Draft

  • people being drafted as hybrids
  • pushing racial boundaries
  • words that mark race
  • outward signs (food)
  • claiming culture/manifestations of culture

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