Sunday, 12 March 2017

What is the viewpoint of Edward Said as expressed in Oreintalism and what links the text of Orentialismwith lieterature, including novels, film, or plays?

The
viewpoint Edward Said expresses in is founded
upon his three-point definition of his concept of
"Orientalism":

  • an academic field within multiple
    disciplines.
  • a conception of reality based on the binary form of
    "Occidental" opposing "Oriental" [Occident, West; Orient, East].

  • Imperialistic philosophy and mechanization's of the Occident to dominate and control
    the Orient.

Said's particular interest as expressed in
Orientalism is the Muslim Middle East, due in part to Said's own ethnic
background. Thus the particulars of Orientalism--as an academic field and as a binary form--as
it relates to...






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