Orientalism : Edward Said
Orientalism revolutionized the study of the middle East and helped to create and shape entire new field of study such as post colonial theory as well influencing discipline as diverse as english , history , anthropology , political science and cultural studies.
1. Orientalism tries to answer the question of why , when we think of the middle east , for example, we have a preconceived notion of what kind of people live there , what they believe and how they act. More generally Orientalism asks, how do we come to understand people who look different to us by virtue of the color of their skin.
2. The East as a kind of mysterious place full of secrets and monsters. " Marvels of the East " was consistent with itself. You didn't get what you could call realistic representation of the orient either in literature , in painting or any form of arts.
That orientals are all the same , no matter where you find them , whenever it's in India , Syria or in Egypt , It's basically the same assets. That kind of image of timeless orient it stays the same.
One of the problem with Orientalism is it creates an image outside of history of something that is placid and still eternal , an ideal other for Europe.
3. Said locates the construction of Orientalism within history of imperial conquest. Said identifies Napoleon's conquest of Egypt in 1978. A new kind of imperial and colonial conquest. In survey of Egypt all volumes is written the power and prestige of a modern European country. There is no comparative Egyptian survey of france to produce knowledge , you have to have the power to be there and to see in expert way things that the native themselves can't see.
4. American Orientalism is very policized by the presence of Israel for which America is the main ally. American interested in places like Iran and Saudi Arabia, important for oil. Israel regards the whole Arab world as its enemy. Arab struggle for national independence and play a role of terrorists.
5. American understand the muslim world is very problematic and find them terrorist. As a result of the violence , political situation in the middle East. That negative impact creates the image that all the people of Islamic world negative and as a threat. Always impression of Islam was a frightening , mysterious as it their main business is to kill American.
Islam as a useful foreign demon , the human side of the Islamic especially Arabic world rarely to be found. Orientalism to begin with these vast generalizations about Islam and the nature of Islam.
Said in Orientalism refers that what was called then Palestine is now called Israel and the occupied territories . When they are homeless , stateless there is a quest for justice for Palestinian people.
Said believes for finding solution , will require overcoming the racist legacy of Orientalism , that stresses the separation of people from each other. Whether we live together in peace and reconciliation , with or difference or whether we live apart in fear of each other constantly under threat of war. Try to compile an inventory , make sense of it . The task of interpretation , ' historical inventory ' to understand oneself in relation to others.
1. Orientalism tries to answer the question of why , when we think of the middle east , for example, we have a preconceived notion of what kind of people live there , what they believe and how they act. More generally Orientalism asks, how do we come to understand people who look different to us by virtue of the color of their skin.
2. The East as a kind of mysterious place full of secrets and monsters. " Marvels of the East " was consistent with itself. You didn't get what you could call realistic representation of the orient either in literature , in painting or any form of arts.
That orientals are all the same , no matter where you find them , whenever it's in India , Syria or in Egypt , It's basically the same assets. That kind of image of timeless orient it stays the same.
One of the problem with Orientalism is it creates an image outside of history of something that is placid and still eternal , an ideal other for Europe.
3. Said locates the construction of Orientalism within history of imperial conquest. Said identifies Napoleon's conquest of Egypt in 1978. A new kind of imperial and colonial conquest. In survey of Egypt all volumes is written the power and prestige of a modern European country. There is no comparative Egyptian survey of france to produce knowledge , you have to have the power to be there and to see in expert way things that the native themselves can't see.
4. American Orientalism is very policized by the presence of Israel for which America is the main ally. American interested in places like Iran and Saudi Arabia, important for oil. Israel regards the whole Arab world as its enemy. Arab struggle for national independence and play a role of terrorists.
5. American understand the muslim world is very problematic and find them terrorist. As a result of the violence , political situation in the middle East. That negative impact creates the image that all the people of Islamic world negative and as a threat. Always impression of Islam was a frightening , mysterious as it their main business is to kill American.
Islam as a useful foreign demon , the human side of the Islamic especially Arabic world rarely to be found. Orientalism to begin with these vast generalizations about Islam and the nature of Islam.
Said in Orientalism refers that what was called then Palestine is now called Israel and the occupied territories . When they are homeless , stateless there is a quest for justice for Palestinian people.
Said believes for finding solution , will require overcoming the racist legacy of Orientalism , that stresses the separation of people from each other. Whether we live together in peace and reconciliation , with or difference or whether we live apart in fear of each other constantly under threat of war. Try to compile an inventory , make sense of it . The task of interpretation , ' historical inventory ' to understand oneself in relation to others.
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