GGRB28H3 Lecture Notes - Sex Tourism
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Spatialized, cultural and historical knowledge that characterize social groups. The way we understand a space may not be the same as another person does (map of. Argues that there is a group of assumptions that western thinkers had of the east and these stereotypes brought colonialism: west = masculine/rational, east = feminine/irrational. Geographical imaginations can alter our actions and effects of our actions. Blaming cultural theory we have to look at other factors. Aids was being framed in academic conferences. People assumed all of africa was the same and were ignoring the differences/impacts. Argued too much focus on culture as defining reason for aids affecting africa. Africans were seen as victims + many stereotypes. As a result of stereotypes we only looked at research in one way. U. s believed aids came from haiti to the u. s. 3 main stereotypes: haitian immigrants were seen as dirty, uneducated, living in high poverty areas, practices voodoo: blood rituals, descendants of african slaves.
