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Jan 6, 2022

Wherein Andy and Justice excavate the white savior controversies of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Black Panther. Drawing on the work of Edward Said and other scholars, we examine the colonial interventions of white characters in non-white spaces. How has Indiana Jones remained a hero for so long? Was Everett Ross a colonizer or an ally? And finally, have you eaten at an Indian restaurant? Because clearly George Lucas and Steven Spielberg hadn't when they made Temple of Doom.