› Answer the following questions in
detail:
› To what extent do you agree with the
representations on the map? (give an example) I do agree with the
majority of the representations on the map; however there are others that I am
hesitant about. For example, I feel that the representation of Brazil is quite
true, as they are known for some of their parades and females in bikinis, as
well as their informality. However, the one I am quite hesitant about is the
United States, as I feel that the United States is improving in their health
(and walking) and there are some people from there that aren’t that friendly.
› Do you find this amusing, helpful or
outrageous? (Give reasons for your response)I think that it is
amusing and a little outrageous because of some of the comments such as in the
United States, it says “dislikes walking”, which is quite funny and is also a
little bit outrageous. I don’t believe that this is quite helpful just in case
people have never been to that place in the world and suddenly build a
stereotype around those people, when not everyone in that area is like that.
› What do you think about the comments
about Australia? If you were asked to provide evidence of this what
would you say? I think that some of the comments are relatively true;
however some are a little bit inaccurate. For example, with the uncomplicated
friendships comment, I feel that this is wrong because everyone can have either
uncomplicated or complicated friendships, and with the obsessions of sport, I
think that this can be quite true, depending on the sport (such as Rugby League
finals). If I was asked to provide some evidence for the comments made about
Australia, I would probably have some trouble to find evidence for directness,
uncomplicated friendliness and no-nonsense, however I could probably show some
statistics of crowd levels at some popular sporting events to show the
‘obsession’ with sport.
› How accurate is the title ‘Prejudice
Map’? Or should it be called ‘Stereotypes Map’? What is the difference between
these two words? The accuracy of the title ‘Prejudice Map’ can vary,
it can either be quite accurate for people who haven’t visited some of
those areas however it wouldn’t be very accurate if they have already been to
that place. For a more accurate name, the title should be ‘Stereotypes Map’.
The difference between prejudice and stereotype is that with prejudice, it is
an opinion that hasn’t been based on experience, whereas a stereotype is an
oversized image/idea of a particular person or place.
Look at this map of Australia and answer the questions below
1.
Do you
think that this is an accurate representation of Australia? Explain your
reasons. I feel that this is not an accurate representation of Australia.
Although the waters surround Australia are known for having sharks, crocodiles
and jellyfish, it is not a full representation of what Australia is, but what
animals are there. People and events such as Danni Minogue and the baby killer
dingos were only one off actions and don’t represent what Australia is, however
the artist now interprets that, for example, Tasmania is known only for
deranged gunmen, which is not true.
2.
Who do
you think may have drawn up this map? What do you think their knowledge of
Australia is like? I think that the person who drew up this map was from a
different country, as the labels placed around Australia are based on
certain/specific things. Their knowledge of Australia, although pretty vast and
kind of varied, is quite limited as it only refers to some animals that are known for being
located there, or certain events that have happened before in that certain
location.
3.
As an
Australian with an inside knowledge of the country select three areas (e.g.
Sharks, Steve Irwin and Man eating koalas) and change them to a more accurate
representation. In the area that says nothing, a more accurate
representation would be to say Uluru, as that is the rough location of Uluru. Steve
Irwin is in the location of the Great Barrier Reef, so Steve Irwin could be changed
to the Great Barrier Reef. One of the things Tasmania is known for is the
Tasmanian Devil, so the deranged gunmen representation could be changed to say
Tasmanian Devil.
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