Describe “Orientalism” and its representations.
What will be an ideal response?
Orientalism, Edward Said (1978) wrote, is a conceptualization of the Orient, or
East, which places it in opposition to the Occident or West. It is a discourse that serves
to codify di?erence (Said, 1978) while also portraying “non-Western peoples as the
Other of a Western Self.” Such representations give us access to images and narratives
we can then use to craft moments of engagement with those we imagine as the other.
This relates to Said’s (1978) concept of imaginary geography in that imaginaries, such
as imaginary geography, are constructions designed to orient us to our world.
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a. political consolidation b. destruction of Crete c. creating trade networks with Egypt d. the Dark Ages e. war with Persia.
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A. Czechoslovakia. B. Hungary. C. China. D. Romania. E. Poland.
In the new Sparta (between 800 and 600 B.C.E., males
A. were allowed to vote at age twenty. B. were automatically enrolled in the army upon reaching adulthood. C. would move in with wives upon marriage. D. were allowed to retire from the military after completing five years of service E. lived with their parents until they completed school.
The Great Uprising of 1877 was an example of a reaction by:
A) white laborers against African Americans and foreigners. B) laborers demanding rights during economic panic. C) small farmers against corporate farmers. D) sharecroppers against landowners.