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    Orientalism

    In art history, literature and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. Orientalist painting, particularly of the Middle East, was one of the many specialties of 19th-century academic art, and Western literature was influenced by a similar interest in Oriental themes. Since the publication of Edward Said's Orientalism in 1978, much academic discourse has begun to use the term 'Orientalism' to refer to a general patronizing Western attitude towards Middle Eastern, Asian, and North African societies. In Said's analysis, 'the West' essentializes these societies as static and undeveloped—thereby fabricating a view of Oriental culture that can be studied, depicted, and reproduced in the service of imperial power. Implicit in this fabrication, writes Said, is the idea that Western society is developed, rational, flexible, and superior. Wikipedia

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  2. britannica.com

    Jan 7, 2025Orientalism is a Western scholarly discipline that studies Asian societies and cultures, especially ancient ones. It also refers to the colonial and neocolonial attitudes and representations of Asia, which have been criticized by Edward Said and others.
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    May 17, 2024Orientalism is the Western perception and representation of the Orient as exotic, mysterious, and inferior. Learn how Orientalism emerged, how it is manifested in various media, and how it is critiqued by Edward Said and others.
  5. helpfulprofessor.com

    Jul 9, 2023O. P. Kejariwal attacked Said for ignoring the differences between Orientalists. Said did not acknowledge the positive contributions of many who sought to bring the East and the West together. The British philologist William Jones was one such figure, who argued that Indo-European languages are interrelated (1988).
  6. encyclopedia.com

    Orientalism is the study of the languages, history, and civilization of the peoples of Asia and Africa. Jewish scholars have contributed to Orientalism since the 8th century c.e., especially in the fields of Arabic, Islam, Semitic languages, and Bible lands.
  7. dailyartmagazine.com

    Jul 3, 2024What Is Orientalism? Eugène Delacroix, Woman with a Parrot, 1827, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Lyon, France. The scholar Edward Said defined Orientalism in his famous book from 1978 called Orientalism as a. Western style for dominating, restructuring, and having authority over the Orient.

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