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IAFS 1000 Orientalism and How to Read a Book by Its Cover

IAFS 1000 Orientalism and How to Read a Book by Its Cover. Outline. Skimming strategies Orientalism. Edward Said, Orientalism. How to Read a Book by its Cover. Front cover: images, blurbs Back cover: blurbs Table of contents Index Introduction Conclusion

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IAFS 1000 Orientalism and How to Read a Book by Its Cover

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  1. IAFS 1000Orientalism andHow to Read a Bookby Its Cover

  2. Outline • Skimming strategies • Orientalism

  3. Edward Said, Orientalism

  4. How to Read a Book by its Cover Front cover: images, blurbs Back cover: blurbs Table of contents Index Introduction Conclusion First and last paragraphs, sentences Book reviews (e.g. in American Historical Review, Journal of Asian Studies) Taking notes

  5. Said’s Theory of Orientalism An academic field A style of thought based on a distinction between the Oriental and “us” A Western style of rule over the Orient

  6. Where is the “Orient”? In Orientalists’ heads Originally, India and the Middle East All of “Far East”—India, Japan, China, etc, and the “Muslim world”

  7. What are “Orientals” like (according to Orientalists)? Orientals: Childlike Irrational Dishonest Gullible yet cunning Lazy Incapable of order Depraved • vs. Orientalists: • Mature • Rational • Full of clarity • Direct • Noble

  8. Said on Orientalism Based on accepted scholarly understanding Has less to do with the Orient than with the West

  9. Critiques of Said Overly focused on Western views, rather than “Oriental” agency Overgeneralizes

  10. Discussion Orientalist tendencies in contemporary society?

  11. Significance We must understand our own biases We must think about the language we use

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