tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post8988640438629312618..comments2024-01-23T01:55:31.211-08:00Comments on Filmi~Contrast: Decolonizing my social studies classroom (one film at a time)Miranda http://www.blogger.com/profile/13418800569507952654noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-10929462605991236442016-04-13T10:43:48.990-07:002016-04-13T10:43:48.990-07:00I'm glad you noticed the smiley.In 1984 when P...I'm glad you noticed the smiley.In 1984 when P T Usha from India was placed 4th in the 400m hurdles Judi Brown the American lady who won the silver medal said she was shocked that a woman from India actually competed in sports, "I thought they were in purdah" was her comment. <br />You can see the race here. <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjiPG1pO8Tk<br />Usha was and still is probably India's greatest athlete and she had just started running the 400 metre hurdles, you can see her technique is faulty in the video.<br />Ayway some of us were a bit confused about that remark. We knew we had millions in India who were illiterate and ignorant, but we did think that people in the US had access to a better education.<br /><br />But then India did not fit very comfortably into the US scene then just as Korea (both North and South) did not fit well into the average Indian's ken then so we are all even steven. <br />In 1984 I guess to most Indians all Americans looked like Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford and occasionally Lionel Ritchie sang. SSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777392587157055533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-6813732420779949532016-04-13T08:17:05.944-07:002016-04-13T08:17:05.944-07:00SSW, yes I only allow stereotype reinforcing cinem...SSW, yes I only allow stereotype reinforcing cinema in my classroom. Obviously, American kids only know how to talk about India in reference to cows, caste, and crazy Bollywood numbers. Or maybe poverty.<br /> <br />Seriously, though, often I start my world geo classes with kids writing their stereotypes of a place on the white board as fast as they can. Then we "wait and see" if the mental image tracks with what they study. Miranda https://www.blogger.com/profile/13418800569507952654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-86163029766351162592016-04-12T17:12:50.289-07:002016-04-12T17:12:50.289-07:00I really like the satirical stereotypical map of t...I really like the satirical stereotypical map of the world and I do hope the movies reflect those stereotypes. It would be dreadful to find they weren't true. :-)SSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777392587157055533noreply@blogger.com