I am a caucasion female that grew up in a very white suburban neighborhood in Wisconsin. I am an avid movie watcher and I saw this movie trailer of a movie called, "For Colored Girls" that I normally wouldn't see, but after our last week of class, it intrigued me. I have not seen it, it does not come out until November (movie review?), but I plan on it. In Haraway's "Situated Knowleges" article, she discusses what she thinks the phrase situated knowledges means. Basically she describes that Vision is prioritized as the ultimate sense because what you see constitutes how you feel and react to it. She says we need to see flaws in our own arguments and be more aware. I'm more aware that normally, I would have no interest in this movie. But I'm sure the women in this movie feel very similar to the Sneha in Banu Subramaniam's story, "Snow Brown and the Seven Detergents." I often feel like if I don't see what "colored girls" deal with. I'd have a hard time feeling what feel because I really don't SEE it around me. I hope that this movie helps others feel what these women feel. Does anyone know of any other movies that maybe relate to "situated Knowledges"? I love movies!
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