an introduction of orientalism (post colonialism literature)
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Topic:An Introduction of Orientalism.
Paper-11-The Postcolonial Literature.
Bhumi Vajani M.A-2 Sem-3 Roll No:04 Year:2013 Submitted To: Dr.Dilip Barad. Heenaba Zala. Dept of English, Maharaja
Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
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Introduction
“Orientalism is a style of thought based upon ontological and epistemological distinction made
between “the orient”& “the occident”.”
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Edward Said summarized orientalism:-
“My contention is that orientalism is fundamentally a political doctrine willed over
the orient, because the orient elided the orients difference with it’s weakness…..As a cultural apparatus oriental will to truth, and
knowledge.”
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Influence on Said
Chomsky
Foucaults
Gramsci
The West
The East
Europe
Asia
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Geopolitical Awareness of text
Philological
Aesthetic Sociological
EconomicScholarly
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Orientalism
False assumption of west
Middle East
European
material
Culture
Civilization
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Cultural & Ideological Discourse
Supporting institutionVocabularyScholarshipImageryDoctrines
Colonial bureaucraciesColonial styles
Occident Power domination hegemony Orient
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Europeans & Americans
Asians & Arabians
“According to Said the culture and the history must be studied for knowing and evaluating the literature of any
country .”
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