The author acknowledges that the pun-intended title originates with Tanya Rawal’s “Saree, Not Sorry.”
Cultural appropriation was in the headlines (again) late this January when Coldplay and Beyoncé released a divisive music video, “Hymn for the Weekend”. The video was set in stereotypical, exotic India complete with peacocks, temples, yogis, Hindu gods, poverty, saris, glittering nose rings, and more. Read the rest.
It has to be admitted that on first encounter, the word “glocal” may not seem the most palatable of neologisms. Attempt to roll the word around on your tongue, and you might find it slip like a lozenge down the back of the throat, swallowed up in a gulp no glottal could stop. Read the rest.
The recent Hollywood blockbuster The Revenant stars Leonardo DiCaprio as an 1820s fur trader left for dead after a bear attack in the wilds of what are today the states of Montana and South Dakota. While the plot is partially fictional, much of actual North American history is referenced, including the harshness of the conditions surrounding the fur trade of the era. Read the rest.
Shalom! Are you curious about the way our university frames Jewish Studies? Here’s a list of the top 10 things to know about this discipline across campus at the University of Illinois.
There are courses with content addressing the Jewish diaspora from several disciplines on campus including English, German, Hebrew, history, religious studies, social work, and Yiddish. Read the rest.