Thesis:
One of the many difficulties of studying Indian art is the lens of perception which the western upbringing we all share imposes upon us. We experience Indian culture as something fundamentally other, and the varied methods for this culture to reach us are fundamentally flawed in eigther the accuracy of the message they impart, or the size of the audience which can be reached by said message. Here, I seek to examine some of these methods, and to discuss their perceived quality in informing the layperson.
Structure:
- popular media/oriental lens
- indiana jones