Orientalism

The theme of Orientalism assumed an imperative part in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century abstract works in Europe. Powering the imaginative creative energies of craftsmen, abstract figures, and truth be told all of Europe, this interest with the Orient likewise impacted a considerable lot of the Romantic authors, who arranged books and verse alike in the puzzling distant grounds of Turkey, India, the Middle-East, and Asia. Relations in the middle of East and West initially increased far…

In ‘The Rhetoric of Empire’, David Spur explores the discourse that Western journalists, travel writers and imperial administrators have used to depict the non-Western world using tropes, which he identifies through a careful analysis, tracing various sorts of writings from different historical contexts, and studying the way in which these tropes have been deployed. Among these rhetorical modes are surveillance, classification, and affirmation; framing these themes proves very much useful, as it…

The extract from Anna Comnena’s ‘Alexiad’ is a valuable piece of primary evidence when studying the First Crusade, giving a thorough account of events from the Eastern Christian perspective. However, it can be argued that despite its detail, the passage may depict an inaccurate narrative of events. This is due to its adulation of Alexius and disparagement of the Franks. This suggests an underlying purpose to glorify the emperor. Therefore, the source is useful in discerning how the conquest was…

Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka criticises the racial attitudes of his society to ironically highlight the unjust treatment of black people. The poem features a telephone conversation between an African traveller looking for accommodation and a white landlady, whom, upon hearing that the traveller is black, refuses to lodge him a room. Soyinka constructs three key concepts which include the supposed superiority of the white population, the ignorance of white people and the format of a…

such perspectives include Edward Said’s “Orientalism” and Paul Cohen’s “China centered” understandings of China. In both Said’s and Cohen’s works, Orientalism and Discovering History in China respectively, the authors illustrate starkly different methodologies for the studying and understanding of China. While Said’s perspective stems from the contrast of the West and the Orient, Cohen bases his method on China as its own entity. Within his work Orientalism, Said offers a critique of the…

On Postcolonial Theory/ists And Beyond The history of colonialism has been one of turning points in today’s cultural discussion. One major criticism is directed to modernism. Within its history, eurocentric perspective becomes major narrative rejecting that of the third world countries as part its progression. This is linked to the power that narrates the history through colonialism. Furthermore, this issue relates to the idea of representation. How the non-European cultures connoted.…

As Herodotus is known to be the progenitor of “Orientalism,” to which Munson elucidates the interlocking Herodotean components, operating in his theory of ethnicity. Availing the The Bacchae by Euripides, Said argues in his spilt thesis that: “The two aspects of the Orient that set it off from the West in this pair of plays will remain essential motifs of European imaginative geography. A line is drawn between two continents. Europe is powerful and articulate; Asia is defeated and distant,” and,…

HIST 900 Said Comps Summary Tags: Said, Orientalism, Orientalist, Post-Colonial, “other,” “othering”, Oriental, Occidental 1. Footnote: Edward W. Said, Orientalism (New York: Vintage Books, 1979). 2. Thesis: Said’s Orientalism responds to the European and American trend in history to divide Eastern and Western or Oriental and Occidental histories by comparing the “exotic” East to the “civilized” West. This division “others” the East and asserts the West’s power and dominance over the East…

A. Synthesize and Summarize: Write down a complete definition of Orientalism. In other words, how have European and other Westerners conceived of, and thought about Asia? It’s a complex, multifaceted theoretical concept, so please write down at least 3-4 bullet points to arrive at a complete definition. • Orientalism identified the way Asia was constructed as Europe’s other. • Orientation endangered subordination • System that thought help its ideology that authorizes colonialism. • Helps…

West. From the beginning of the 20th century, cinema led to the emergence of the mass popular culture (Buddhists Studies). During this period, films that dealt with non-Christian and Buddhism used structures of melodrama. These films exhibited orientalism that attracted people to the religion. A majority of the films showed positive characteristics of the famous actors and actresses from Buddhists (The Guardian). Some of the films that were produced in Hollywood include Little Budda produced by…