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All dressed in white Rating: 2.2 out of 4 Reference: Catholic Church Sociology subjects: Reviews and Numerical Ratings
1 This video and its topic are irrelevant for an advanced sociology course. The topic is not enriching, stimulating, or debatable in a university-level curriculum. It would be a waste of classroom and students’ time to show it. The purpose of the video was not presented in a clear and comprehensible style. There were no experts to provide a sociological explanation, or even an explanation. Minh Hoang (undergraduate) 1 Does not challenge students to question social conventions around marriage rituals, cultural codes, religious differences, etc. If anything, it dangerously affirms a North American style of doing things, with a sentiment that to do otherwise it too troublesome for both the wedding party and those attending the wedding. The Indian dress and “way of doing things” was seen pejoratively and designated as “other” & apart from these women from Goa. They took pride in mentioning colonial ties that made them feel much more modernised. The video is not critical enough. A possible positive is that the video might defy a homogeneous perception of sari-wearing Indian people, since it presents divergent histories of Indian populations. Ellen Chang3 Good illustration of issues that are attached to interracial-intermarriages. Interesting debate around whether or not a young Indian girl - who is marrying a Catholic Caucasian - should wear a sari or a bridal gown on the day of her wedding. The video illustrates well the pressures that some Indian women feel to give up their Indian identity in the Western world. The video demonstrates how something as simple as the attire for a wedding can become symbolic of one’s identity and how wearing a sari instead of a bridal gown can be seen as a way to resist Westernization. Essentially, this video depicts how colonization has affected and shaped the values, attitudes, and life choices of Indian women (second and third generation) who no longer live in their homeland. For students at any level. Kisrene McKenzie (undergraduate) 3 Pleasant topic that probably would appeal to many students. Interview respondents are inarticulate about their desires and motivations, which Kathy thought raised good questions about the interviewer’s method. Riley was concerned because the speakers don’t actively critique colonial influences, so one would have to raise this in the class. Lecture topic: assimilation, colonization. Kathy Bischoping & Riley Olstead 2 Pretty banal, no real analysis, but uses good personal stories to elaborate on generational conflict, tradition, and immigration. Mervyn Horgan
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