This essay was super insightful in emphasizing the way Orientalism operates in the US sphere. The concept in general is already meant to isolate Asian academics (literature, philosophy, history,etc) and identity from the West and its global expansion which is constantly done through the use of academic ridicule by European scholars. I guess I was… Continue reading Ness Alexandre: Orientalism Post
Category: Orientalism
sophia late post
This text talks about how people in Europe, especially in the 1800s, thought about and talked about the East, or the “Orient.” It uses the example of a famous writer, Flaubert, who met an Egyptian woman named Kuchuk Hanem. Flaubert was rich, male, and from Europe, and because of that, he had power over her.… Continue reading sophia late post
Rebecca Orientalism
Something valuable in this text is the complex analysis and contextualization it offers while maintaining tone, theme, etc. Orientalism is a multifaceted concept, and Said’s approach is straightforward and thought-provoking, utilizing several comparisons from throughout history to develop his argument. Said mostly discusses Asian cultures in this regard, but still emphasizes overall the effects of… Continue reading Rebecca Orientalism
Jason Inoa – Orientalism
Orientalism by Edward W. Said is a nice piece to read considering the assignment we were given for our midterm. In this piece, Said explores The Orient and what it means to Americans, Europeans, and to the scholars that study Orientalism (which he has referred to as Orientalists). For our midterm, we were told to… Continue reading Jason Inoa – Orientalism
SB Orientalism
“In a quite constant way, Orientalism depends for its strategy on this flexible positional superiority, which puts the Westerner in a whole series of possible relationships with the Orient without ever losing him the relative upper hand.” The power dynamic outlined here separates the Westerner from the other, regardless of who the other is, he… Continue reading SB Orientalism
Yasmine: Orientalism
Edward Said’s “Orientalism”’ was the main reading that captured my attention. It’s in this text that Said, helps us see how the West has often described the East as strange, inferior, and totally different. This way of thinking makes the West seem superior and gives it an excuse to control Eastern lands by turning Eastern… Continue reading Yasmine: Orientalism
Erin Lee — Orientalism
Edward Said’s Orientalism discusses the concept of Orientalism, and the concept of France, Britain, and America had completely changed the connotation of it due to the colonialism that occurred. Material that I found the most notable is the authors emphasis on Europe not being the true creators of Orientalism. Said states “Orientalism, therefore, is not… Continue reading Erin Lee — Orientalism
Nicholas Cai – Orientalism
Upon reading Edward W. Said’s introduction to Orientalism, I noted that the term Oriental is used to identify and also marginalize a variety of non-Europeans. Not only does it include Eastern Asia, but Southern Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa as well! Said mentions that the cultural construct of the Orient itself is influenced… Continue reading Nicholas Cai – Orientalism
