Short Answer Questions

Answer the following five questions in two or three sentences each.

  1. 1. How can Edward Said's concept of "Orientalism" help us to understand contemporary visual representations of Arab culture (and by extension. Islam) in Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" video and Disney's Aladdin? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEGccV-NOm8&feature=youtu.be) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEryAoLfnAA&feature=youtu.be)
  2. Who is "The Redeemer' in Werner Herzog's Bells from the Deep? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HedfBEukl4c)
  3. How do puzzle games typically engage sacred space and how does this differ from action-based shooter games? Why are games recreating sacred space anyway?
  4. How might Colin Kaepernick's visual protest — taking a knee during the American national anthem — be interpreted in light of Robert Bellah's concept of civil religion? (https://billmoyers.com/story/why-colin-kaepernick-matters/)
  5. How does Banky's picture of Pope Benedict II with a skirt blowing up participate in culture jamming? (https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-banksy-the-pope-as-marilyn-munroe-at-the-cans-festival-london-2008-41804091.html)
    PS: Of course there are some additional research on topic that need to be done to answer those questions. But no source need to be cited.

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