Illustrating How Forces from World Centers Can and Are Creatively

question 61

Multiple Choice

Illustrating how forces from world centers can and are creatively modified to fit the local culture, how did the Native Australians interpret the movie Rambo?

• A) They saw Rambo as an imperialist agent.
• B) They saw Rambo as a Communist spy.
• C) They assigned Rambo to the kangaroo clan.
• D) They created tribal ties and kin links between Rambo and the prisoners he was rescuing.
• E) They "creatively opposed" the film as a form of resistance to the world system.

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