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   orientalism

   /ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəlɪz(ə)m/

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   • 1. style, artefacts, or traits considered characteristic of the peoples and cultures of Asia.
   • ▪ the representation of Asia in a stereotyped way that is regarded as embodying a colonialist attitude.

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   • 1. orientalist noun

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   What is Orientalism in art?

   • Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Snake Charmer, c. 1879. Clark Art Institute. In art history, literature and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world (or "Orient") by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world.

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   What did Orientalism study?

   • Orientalism, Western scholarly discipline of the 18th and 19th centuries that encompassed the study of the languages, literatures, religions, philosophies, histories, art, and laws of Asian societies, especially ancient ones. Such scholarship also inspired broader intellectual and artistic circles

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   What is Orientalism by Edward Said about?

   • Edward Said’s seminal 1978 book, Orientalism, explores how often racist or romanticised stereotypes create a worldview that justifies Western colonialism and imperialism.

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   What is Orientalism in Islam?

   • Under the adopted view of Islam under the Western context, Orientalism falls under the category of the Western perspective of thinking that shifts through social constructs that refers towards representations of the religion or culture in a subjective view point.

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   How did Orientalism influence Western art?

   • Orientalist tendencies in Western art have a long history. Oriental scenes may be found in medieval and Renaissance art, and Islamic art has itself had a profound and formative influence on Western artistic output. Oriental subject matter further proliferated in the 19th century, in step with Western colonialism in Africa and Asia.

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   Where did Orientalism come from?

   • Orientalism as a scholarly field was dominated by research in the French, English, and German languages and associated centres of learning, and its subjects ranged geographically from the North African Mediterranean to East and Southeast Asia.

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   In art history, literature and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world (or "Orient") by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world.

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   Aug 23, 2024 · Orientalism, Western scholarly discipline of the 18th and 19th centuries that encompassed the study of the languages, literatures, religions, philosophies, histories, art, and laws of Asian societies, especially ancient ones.

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   May 17, 2024 · Orientalism is the Western perception and representation of the Orient as exotic, mysterious, and inferior. Learn how Orientalism emerged, how it is manifested in various media, and how it is criticized by Edward Said and others.

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   Feb 12, 2023 · Edward Said’s seminal 1978 book, Orientalism, explores how often racist or romanticised stereotypes create a worldview that justifies Western colonialism and imperialism.

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   Nov 10, 2020 · Orientalism describes the various disciplines, institutions, processes of investigation and styles of thought by which Europeans came to ‘know‘ the ‘Orient‘ over several centuries, and which reached their height during the rise and consolidation of nineteenth-century imperialism.

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   Mar 25, 2024 · Orientalism is a term used to describe the representation of the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa in Western art, literature, and culture. It often involves the exoticization and romanticization of these regions, portraying them as mysterious and alluring.

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    Jul 18, 2021 · What is Orientalism? The orient refers to eastern (most often colonized nations), most notably the Middle East and all of Asia. Edward Said’s most prominent work ‘Orientalism (1978)’ which set the foundation for post-colonial theory, focuses mainly on The Middle East and Arab nations.