Orientalism

and suffered the critical situation in his country; therefore, his novel, Arabian Nights and Days published in 1979, is a representation of his society that at the same time is very similar to any nation in the world. Similarly, Said asserts that Orientalism derives from the experience that Britain and France had in the Orient, but their interaction was always patronizing. Based on that, Said believed these biased perceptions hindered an accurate understanding of Middle Eastern and East Asian…

To what extent does reading children’s literature drive a child’s development as well as affect parent/child power structure? In an ever increasing technological and digital age, children are not being exposed to books and literature more often except while in schools. When children are not exposed to literature as often in the critical period, more specifically the preoperational stage, of their development, it will begin to affect their social relationships and they will try to subvert their…

Hannah Arendt’s says, “the result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not that the lies will now be accepted as truth, and the truth be defamed as lies, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world- and the category of truth vs. falsehood is among the mental means to this end- is being destroyed” (Arendt, 15). Her main point behind this quote is that we live in is a fake reality. The lies said behind the truth and the truth that is depicted…

monograph, it would be reasonable to assume that every phrase would be unironic. In specifying the lack of irony, Healey subtly suggests to the reader that this phrase- and Russia’s perception of homosexuality- are outdated and backward. This subtle Orientalism is consistent throughout the monograph, and reduces the scholarly impact of the piece. Healey’s bias is likely a product of the Cold War, which was at its peak during his undergraduate studies and ended shortly before he began researching…

Orientalism is defined as the simplistic view of the people and history of the Orient (generally, the region of the Middle East to East Asia), with no recognition of change over time of the diversity within its many cultures (243). In other words, it is a prescribed collective identity or stereotypical and underappreciated view for a wide range of cultures and nationalities that span across the region of the Middle East to East Asia. When these nationalities are lumped together as one (Arabs),…

Torture and Gendered violence in Abu Ghraib INTRODUCTION As the British journalist Fisk (2010) mentioned in " Robert Fisk: The truth about 'honour' killings”, most female prisoners held at Abu Ghraib were raped, and some of them even got killed after returning home because their families felt shamed. On the other hand, Zurbriggen (2008) points out that male prisoners in Abu Ghraib also suffered from sexualized torture and abuse from female American soldiers. In "The…

Lance Freeman 116799810 RE220 April,1 2015. Analysis # 2 Holy Cow Sarah Macdonald’s gives us her depiction of her experience in Native India in her book Holy cow which is an encapsulation of Western Orientalism. Sarah Macdonald’s takes a very unique approach by initially giving the reader the description of the terrible Quality of life In India. It was clear that Macdonald viewed India as a Begging Bowl and her depiction of her involvement in India was fuelled by her prejudice…

easily been caused by the previously mentioned disorder. According to Lilienfeld, “when Hyde runs into a little girl on the street and then mauls her, his action is judged by Mr. Enfield, the observer, as that of a "Juggernaut." Reed connects the Orientalism of this insult to the continuous imagery of rampant alcohol use among the "undeserving poor," pointing out that temperance discourse named the liquor industry as "the juggernaut." Lilienfeld touches on a subject that many people have noticed…

Islamophobia, defined as “indiscriminate negative attitudes or emotions directed at Islam or Muslims” and also known as anti-Muslim discrimination, is both an organic and manufactured phenomena that has deep historical roots in orientalism whose origins date back several centuries ago. With that being said, the scope of this paper deals with the modern emergence of Islamophobia in the United States, particularly in the last three decades. Significant events such as the September 11, 2001 attacks…

Orientalism sees any other race than itself as a threat, in the U.S we tend to have an anti-immigration movement. “Anti-immigration movement targets immigrants of color: no matter how long immigrants of color reside in the US, they become targeted as foreign threats.” Ordinarily, people who have multiple ethnicities that have white in them claim that race. By reason of fright from what people would say about them. In Dallas, Texas a 21-year-old girl named Lena talked about life being if you…