Asked by Anonymous
List two to three characteristics of Orientalism
We've had many questions about Orientalism in the last year, but many of us don't really know what it means. Please post a definition of Orientalism, and we'll try to help you find its characteristics.
These two sites will give you a definition and characteristics.
http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Orientalism.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalism
One good way to find out if your question has been asked before is to put a key word into the search box at the top of the Jiskha page and click on Go. When I entered <b>orientalism</b>, these are the results I found:
http://www.jiskha.com/search/search.cgi?query=orientalism
You should read those posted on dates that are NOT today.
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We've had many questions about Orientalism in the last year, but many of us don't really know what it means. Please post a definition of Orientalism, and we'll try to help you find its characteristics.
These two sites will give you a definition and characteristics.
http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Orientalism.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalism
One good way to find out if your question has been asked before is to put a key word into the search box at the top of the Jiskha page and click on Go. When I entered <b>orientalism</b>, these are the results I found:
http://www.jiskha.com/search/search.cgi?query=orientalism
You should read those posted on dates that are NOT today.
=)