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Which does not correct with regard to the "Discovery of America"?
A dichotomy of the male and female is delineated
There is no danger in the man's venturing into the land of the Other
The woman is co-extensive with the land about to be conquered
The man appears to be carrying emblems of civilization
2
Which of the following is incorrect?
In"Heart of Darkness" the African woman is co-extensive with the land
"Flaubert en Orient" relates the exploration of an exotic terrain and women
"Heart Condition" explores heart conditions common among African Americans
"Imperialist nostalgia" implies a mourning a loss caused by colonialists
3
In the Victorian Era soap ads, which of the following images was the most common:
white clothing
women
monkeys
mirrors
4
Which of the following ploys was used by Thomas J Barratt to promote "pears"?
The purchase of Millais's painting "World of a Child"
The insertion of a monkey in his ads
The circulation of centimes marked by "pears'
Both 1 and 2
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Which of the following is incorrect?
The Herero Massacre led to the propagation of racial othering in ads
The persecution of the African people was frequently depicted in early ads
Racial optics tended to juxtapose images of black and white people
Techniques of gender othering were frequent in racial optics
6
"Commodity Fetishism" is ....
highlights the importance of commerce
Takes its cue from the idea of "fetish" in sociology
highlights the inherent value of commodities
a concept elaborated on by Marx
7
Which of the following is incorrect with regard to the function of monkeys in soap ads?
They could be read as map where the empire operated
They were a liminal space where the borders of social limit could be tested
They helps efface the role of women in domestic labour
They were portrayed as sophisticated beings
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Which of the following does Stuart Hall not posit as a strategy used in the representation of people of African origin?
Valorization
Negative figuration
Fetishism
Objectification