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oa Orientalism today: Revisions and remakings
- Source: Tasmeem, Volume 2014, Issue 1, Feb 2014, 5
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- 12 March 2013
- 10 September 2013
- 01 February 2014
Abstract
This paper examines the transformative role of Orientalism – a form of visual, literary, and ideological hybrid making that has impacted East/West perceptions and relations from the nineteenth century to the present day—in historical and contemporary terms. It focuses on post-colonial revisions of Orientalism and its varied meanings, as evidenced by 1) the recently expanded body of scholarship on this topic; 2) the acquisition of important Orientalist works by museums and collectors in North Africa and the Gulf region, and 3) the appropriation and re-making of Orientalist imagery by contemporary Arab artists such as Lalla Essaydi. While interrogating Orientalism's colonialist and hegemonic affiliations, this paper also underscores the richness and complexity of the East/West cultural dialogue it has engendered.
This paper was presented as part of the Tasmeem Exploration Platform on March 17, 2013.