Paper instructions:
Taking into account the lessons gleaned from the Nacirema reading assignment, compose an essay that addresses issues of assumptions that play an important part of the visual culture of India.
Things to consider in your essay:
Consider the reasons behind why even though the majority of the population of India today are Hindu, the monument that is most associated with India is the Taj Mahal.
Consider the costs and consequences of essentializing all Asian cultures as discussed within the context of the Namban.
Consider colonial as well as modern impositions of Europe from Company paintings to Le Corbusier’s city plans.
Define and identify the characteristics of Orientalism that are visually manifest in the artwork of Company Paintings.