1. Orientalism
"Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires, as if one shouldn't trust the evidence of one's eyes watching the destruction and the misery and death brought by the latest mission of civilization"" (Edward W. Said, Orientalism). .
The term, "Orientalism," has been used for centuries by scholars, historians, and librarians alike in reference to the Middle East and the Near East. More often than not, this reference would be used under the topics of art and literature by the Western world. Western interest in The Orient as an exotic land began with the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria beginning in 1798 supposedly to protect French trade interests, undermine Great Britain's access to India, and to establish scientific enterprise in the region. The scholars that were sent to the region included engineers, artists, mathematicians, and geologists; numbering around 167 individuals. They founded the Institut d'Egypte with the aim of propagating enlightenment values in Egypt through interdisciplinary work. Napoleon's discoveries in Egypt gave birth to the fascination with Ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptology in Europe. .
However, in 1978, Edward Said drastically revolutionized the meaning of The Orient with the publishing of his book, Orientalism. Today, Orientalism is used more to describe the West's patronizing views and the repercussions of such views, towards The Orient. The area(s) that can be included under the term ˜Orient' can of course be debated, but for the simplicity sake of this paper, will refer mainly to the Middle East and North Africa. Said, a Palestinian-American, knows full well of these repercussions and made many ground-breaking claims about just how powerful Western influence has been on these areas in his book.
In his 1979 essay entitled "The Scope of Orientalism", Professor Edward Said presents the idea by analyzing the relationships between East and West during the nineteenth and twentieth century. ... as Said asks. ... Chomsky creates a portal through which the essence of Said's concept of orientalism can be discerned. ... Said and Chomsky both discuss power. ... Said's tone is more even-keeled. ...
The dialectical relationship between Occident and Orient as discussed by Edward Said is a manifestation of "us versus them." ... (Said, 98). ... Orientalism is an account of the West's collective view of Eastern culture through what Said argues is a distorted lens called the Orient. ... While Said's observations and conclusions appear valid, he leaves out a crucial aspect of Islamic (Oriental) history that mollifies the notion of western imperialism. ... It is time that we view Edward Said's Orientalism as the Oriental response to the Occident, and not as objective truth. ...
Edward W. Said, a professor at Columbia University, studies the flaw in the perspective of the "Orient" by the "Occident" in his essay, Orientalism. ... By obtaining an Oriental background myself, I understood and sympathized with Said's opinions. ... Throughout his analysis, Said fails to specifically refer to the Oriental countries other than those of the Near Orient. ... Nonetheless, Edward W. ...
Second, I will have a brief synopsis of dehumanization and demonization in orientalism, and the idea of suspect communities. ... Orientalism and Suspect Communities Orientalism is, "The systematic attempt to create the categories of the the 'West' and the 'Orient' whereby, the West is equated with self, rational, civilized, humane, superior; and the East/orient with other, irrational, undeveloped, savage, inferior" as defined by Edward Said (Trainor, 2015). ... Orientalism was very common post 9/11. ... Mathur (2006) cited many detainees that were wrongfully conv...
As suggested by Edward Said in his writing, Orientalism, people viewed Europe as peaceful, sensual, and rational; as opposed to the East, which was thought to be dangerous, violent, and irrational. ... She is always wearing exotic clothes, and an excess of "oriental- jewelry: dangling earrings, multiple bracelets, and necklaces. ...
Disney, as a Western enterprise attempts to interpret cultures and lifestyles of the East in what Edward Said calls Orientalism. ... Said describes Orientalism as "a way of coming to terms with the Orient that is based on the Orient's special place in European Western Experience."" ... The relationship between what Edward Said calls the Occident (West) and the Orient shows us how Western culture has manipulated our thinking and it is also an indication of European power since it is the place of Europe's riches....Said describes it as "a European invention, a place of romance, exoti...
She said: " when in the Netherlands do as Dutch". ... And for the question of the failure of the Dutch policy of integration, she said that it is the minority groups who are not outgoing and they prefer to keep themselves within their own groups. ... One said we will fix it up at 8 .00. ... Another saying which goes hand in hand with I have said is the saying '' the paradise lies under the feet of the mothers'. ...
Edward Said, a professor from Columbia University, felt that European perceptions of Middle East had not changed for many years; they were portrayed as erotic, mysterious, and full of marvels, he called this Orientalism. ...