tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664770037858771673.post7063678487088959536..comments2010-11-24T18:21:23.086-05:00Comments on "Re-Seeing the World": Anlayzing Postcolonial Text: A Categorical ProblemKatie Burpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14047217934639708889noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664770037858771673.post-8186410427638420042009-09-28T22:12:02.262-04:002009-09-28T22:12:02.262-04:00Interesting analysis, Katie. I completely agree t...Interesting analysis, Katie. I completely agree that we are often too quick to label and categorize in order to stereotype and form (often incorrect)assumptions. I feel the "other"-ing that you speak of also allows us to justify our exercise of power over the people of the "Middle East" through war and what seems to be a continuing colonialist effort.Ms. Carly Fricanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495682204221884935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664770037858771673.post-63502914736372064592009-09-28T21:03:33.655-04:002009-09-28T21:03:33.655-04:00I actually wanted to comment on your other blog fr...I actually wanted to comment on your other blog from the 22nd... but the place to comment was not on my screen! Your post made me think how sad it is that there are so many "anti-"feelings all around. The anti-Semitic comment was heart-breaking. The other thing that boggles my mind is the opinion that the US feels guilty because of WWII. After all, we did intervene, did we not? hmm....Ashley M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02260649231827278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664770037858771673.post-3231583717803404892009-09-28T14:50:42.985-04:002009-09-28T14:50:42.985-04:00Now I really want to read Salwa Bakr -- I was inte...Now I really want to read Salwa Bakr -- I was interested to see that the article mentioned the novel _Wild Thorns_ which was one that I taught and was the focus of my class last year. I tried to find Magda Al-Nowaihi to write an email to her about our discussion of her article, but I find that she died last year.Allen Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627963580598533812noreply@blogger.com