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Identities and the Media: Post-colonialism & Orientalism Orientalism is another key post-colonial theory - exploring the differences in representation between the western world and the east. Edward Said - Orientalism Edward Said (1935-2003) was a Palestinian-American cultural theorist and academic best known for his 1978 book  Orientalism . In it, he argued that the west – particularly colonising Europe – constructed a meaning of the east (e.g. The Middle East) that suggested it was different, dangerous and uncivilised. Said was writing in the 1970s but his work is arguably even more relevant in today’s post-9/11 world. Orientalism: blog tasks To complete our work on post-colonial theory, work through the following tasks: 1) Watch the opening of Yasmin (2004) again. Does it offer a positive or negative view of British Muslims? To what extent does it reinforce or challenge Edward Said's theory of Orientalism - that the west is superior to the exotic or un...

Social Media + Black identity  1) List three theorists discussed in the article and what they believe regarding black identity. Henry Jenkins states that social media has caused  Fan cultures are examples of " participatory cultures ".   Participatory cultures involve fans acting not only as consumers but also as producers and creators of some form of creative media. Though most fan cultures, including sports fans and fans of music groups, have elements of participatory culture, media fandom in particular encourages creative expression and artistic production by its participant.  However Giddens believes that social media could be used as  platform for creation and progression of more positive black identities. Lastly, the theorist, Aisha Harris thinks that social media is a big part of reason that black people have a many negative connotations compared to their counterparts. Aisha Harris considers that fast development of social media has cau...