Challenging Images of Women: East & West

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Focusing on visual representations of women, the course challenges fundamental stereotypes of East vs. West that stand at the center of western knowledge. Varied modes of visual representation meant for the western eye- such as art works by the great masters, documentary photographs and anthropological exhibitions - in which "eastern women" are being depicted as an exotic and oriental entities that hold traditional ancient powers and knowledge - will be juxtaposed with contemporary artworks by artists and art collectives who undermine the old stereotypes and rewrite the relationships between the orient and the Occident.