Orientalism
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Orientalism is a critical concept and scholarly work, notably articulated by Edward Said, that examines how Western representations of Eastern cultures have historically constructed and dominated the “Orient” through stereotyped and exoticized depictions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orientalism in design | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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critical concept ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ theory ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
knowledge and power are intertwined in colonial contexts
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representations of the Orient serve political and imperial interests ⓘ Orient ⓘ
surface form:
the Orient is a Western construct
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| associatedWith |
Edward Said
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postcolonial intellectuals ⓘ |
| author | Edward Said ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
some historians of the Middle East
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some literary scholars ⓘ |
| critiques |
Eurocentrism
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Western scholarship on the Orient ⓘ colonial discourse ⓘ |
| field |
Middle Eastern studies
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cultural studies ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ postcolonial studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
exoticized depictions of Eastern cultures
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knowledge production about the Orient ⓘ power relations between West and East ⓘ stereotyped depictions of Eastern cultures ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
analysis of media representations of Islam
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debates on cultural representation ⓘ interpretation of colonial literature ⓘ studies of imperialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical theory
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cultural criticism ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ subaltern studies ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Othering
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binary opposition between Occident and Orient ⓘ discourse ⓘ hegemony ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Western representations of the East
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construction of the Orient ⓘ cultural imperialism ⓘ postcolonial critique ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
colonialism
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global power structures ⓘ imperialism ⓘ race and representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Orientalism in design