what is orientalism?
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What is Orientalism? Prepared by - Bathavar VirajeeCourse: - M.A. EnglishSemester: -3Enrolment no: - PG15101001Submitted to: - Smt. S.B.Gardi Dept. of English MKBUEmail id: - [email protected] no11 : - The Postcolonial Literature
Introduction:- • Edward said • Edward said was born 1st
November, 1935, died in 25th September, 2003.
• He was western philosopher of 20th century.
• He was famous for his book “Orientalism”.
• He Generally deals with Post colonialism, Postmodernism, Occidentalism and Orientalism.
Orientalism:-
• Orientalism is book written by Edward said.
• Published in 1978.• In the book, said successfully
redefined the term “Orientalism” to mean a constellation of false assumption underlying western attitudes toward the Middle East.
Definition of Orientalism by Said
• Said’s Orientalism can be a critical tool to examine the validity of all the literature on the East written by the westerns. Influenced by the imperialism and colonialism of the 19th century, western people became interested in the natives and the cultures of Western colonies.
Meaning and history of orient
• The term “Orient” is derived from the Latin word “Oriens” meaning “East”.
• The country of the east especially East Asia.• Study of orient means a study of orients.• The orients almost a European invention, had
been since antiquity a place of romance, exotic beings, haunting memories and landscapes, remarkable experience.
What is Orientalism ?
• Which examines the denotations and connotations of Orientalism,and the history of a country's post-colonial period.
• Cultural representations that are the foundations of Western thought and perception of the Eastern world, specifically about the region of the Middle East.
• It was "anti-western".
What is Orientalism ?
Occident -Orient
Western
• civilized
Colonizer
East
modern
Colonized
Uncivilized
Present/ future
Past
Mysterious
Active
Rational
Sophisticated
Lazy
Irrational
Unsophisticated
Conclusion
• Thus, the term "Orientalism" become a negative word regarding non–Western peoples and cultures. So after all it is about two different languages, people, culture, etc.
References:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalism• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Said• http://www.slideshare.net/nidhijasani/what-is
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