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Orientalism

India In Western Video Games: Either a Mysterious Land or a Trashy Slum.

Vaishnavi Srivastava What makes a typical South Asian or Middle Eastern portrayal in media from a white man’s point of view? How about Sitar music, while we’re at it add in a couple of spears for weapons, throw in a couple of elephant tusks, oh! And the turbans! never forget the turbans. This predominance and […]

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