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In your 1st post: BE SURE TO HIT RESPOND TO THIS FIRST NOT REPLY TO ANOTHERAfter reading completing the readings for this week and browsing through the slide galleries and links: Post a reading or artist response of a minimum 250 words exploring one of the prompts posted below. Please feel free to incorporate your own opinion and observations in your discussion! When necessary, use an example from the reading, include page number/quote/imagePick one of these topics for your response: Reading Questions via Ruby + Vivianne:How does hegemony work within Orientalism, and what do you think is the resulting effect? How does Orientalism address the role of imperialism?What are the definitions and categories that the orient and the occident make each other tangible by? What is the relationship of this to colonialism? How do you think the history of Orientalism plays a role in modern day political/social issues and relations? Artist questions via Abby + Jessie:How do you feel after having learned about Kanwar’s personal experiences amid all of the violence, destruction, and collusion that took place throughout the various regions he interacted with such as Burma and Odisha? After having gained insight on not only his experience, bu

t the lives of others that were also deeply affected by government and corporations, how does it make you think and feel about global capital and political corruption?What are your thoughts on Kanwar’s intention in The Scene of the Crime as he sought to document a portion of landscape moments before it would soon be demolished? Do you think his purpose was to encourage activism amongst the forcible displacement of indigenous communities and the unnecessary obliteration of environmental space that was occurring, or do you think he merely intended to document and share the remaining moments of this landscape before its complete erasure, essentially revealing the cruel objectives that lied behind Odisha’s regime?What is “poetry as evidence” and how is it related to The Sovereign Forest? After you have done so, you must also POST TWO 100 word minimum response to a classmate’s observations by hitting “reply” to their post. Your response post should elaborate on their comments, you may have a questions, be curious about their viewpoint, agree or disagree. Be respectful and courteous, but don’t be afraid to ask questions! Try to reply to a response that seems lonely. Then join other thread if you are interested.