Orientalism

by Edward W. Said

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Orientalism Questions and Answers

Define the term "Orientalism" as coined by Edward Said. 

What is the relation between orientalism and imperialism?

What is the difference between latent and manifest Orientalism in Edward Said's Orientalism?

What is discourse according to Edward Said?

In his book Orientalism, what does Said mean when he says that for Europe, the Orient has been among the "deepest and most recurring images of the Other"? What does "Other" mean when used in this way?

What are two main arguments Edward Said makes in his book Orientalism?

Edward Said says that "Orientalism... creates a divide between The East and The West." Comment on the above idea.

What are the criticisms of Said's Orientalism?

What are the main arguments involved in the Orientalism debate?

Explain the idea of "The Other."

What does Edward Said mean by "academic and imaginative demonology" in the following quotation from Orientalism: " So far as the Orient is concerned, standardization and cultural stereotyping have intensified the hold of the nineteenth-century academic and imaginative demonology of ‘the mysterious Orient.’" Thank you.

Comment on the significance of the title of Edward Said's essay Crisis in Orientalism.

Examine the concept of Orientalism as propounded by Edward Said in his book Orientalism.

Write a brief summary and critical appreciation of Edward Said's Orientalism.

Edward Said Orientalism Summary

What is Edward Said's book Orientalism about?

What has Foucault said on Orientalism?

What is a brief summary with a critic appreciation of Edward Said's Orientalism?  

In what way can orientalism help lead to American imperialism in the Middle East?

What are the elements of orientalism in the film Lawrence of Arabia directed by David Lean?  

Is there a controversy in Edward Said's works?

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

How does Edward Said's theory of Orientalism manifest itself in "The Sign of Four" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and "A Passage to India" by E.M. Forster?

How do Said's writings on orientalism and othering help us understand the process of stigmatization of Haitian migrants in the Bahamas?

Cultural studies I need a topic for my oral presentation, one that resembles orientalism, West and East clash, secularism.. thank you.

What critical questions can one ask, for example when watching a Hollywood movie, to best determine if Orientalism is present?

In what way does Edward Said's Orientalism throw into question the value of everything ("The Guest," "The Secret Room," "The Garden of Forking Paths," "The Handsomest Drowned Man in The World")?