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Orientalism is a 1978 book by Edward W. Said, in which the author establishes the term "Orientalism" as a critical concept to describe the West 's commonly contemptuous depiction and portrayal of The East, i.e. the Orient. Societies and peoples of the Orient are those who inhabit the places of Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Nov 10, 2020 · Edward Said‘s publication of Orientalism (1978) made such an impact on thinking about colonial discourse that for two decades it has continued to be the site of controversy, adulation and criticism.
Jun 17, 2024 · Edward Said’s starting point in Orientalism is that the existence and development of every culture impels the existence of a different and inevitably competitive “other” or “alter ego.” Therefore, Europe, in attempting to construct its self-image, created the Middle East (the ‘Orient’) as the ultimate “other.”
Sep 3, 2023 · Orientalism by Edward Said. Addeddate 2023-09-03 00:36:13 Identifier orientalism-said Identifier-ark
Feb 12, 2023 · Edward Said’s seminal 1978 book, Orientalism, explores how often racist or romanticised stereotypes create a worldview that justifies Western colonialism and imperialism.
The scholar who studies the Orient (and specifically the Muslim Orient), the imaginitive writer who takes it as his subject, and the institutions which have been concerned with teaching it, settling it, ruling it, all have a certain representation or idea of the Orient defined as being other than the Occident, mysterious, unchanging and ultimate...
Dec 14, 2017 · “Orientalism is a rethinking of what has been considered an impassable gulf between East and West for centuries. My aim was not so much to eliminate the differences – who can ever deny the constitutive character of national and cultural differences in relationships between human beings?
