Critical Thought Paper 1: Orientalism In Orientalism‚ Edward Said discusses the many aspects of the term “Orientalism‚” including its origins‚ the primary ideas and arguments behind Orientalism‚ and the impact that Orientalism has had on the relationship between the West and the East. He quotes Joseph Conrad for the proposition that conquering people who are different from us is “not a pretty thing.” It needs an “idea” to “redeem” it. Said’s concept of Orientalism helps define the “idea” that
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Edward Said’s orientalism is a way of seeing middle east countries that emphasizes and distorts the differences of Arab cultures and their people compared to Europe and the U.S. When watching Arab Labor there is a sense of a cultural divide between the Palestinians and the Jewish population against Europe and U.S. Some of the characters are very stereotypical of what people think of when talking about Palestinians. One of the examples that is orientalist is the portrayal of the Alian family’s mechanic
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Orientalism in American films is often times overlooked in its offensiveness compared to the stereotyping of other cultures. If asked to name films that you have seen where a race or culture was offensively portrayed‚ the first ethnic groups that come to mind are likely African-American and Latino. If this is true for you‚ why do you think Asian stereotyping isn’t as noticeable or striking to you as other stereotyping? If not‚ what experiences can you attribute to shaping your point of view? As
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination There are several differences between the Arab and Muslim groups. The actuality is that Arabs are an ethnic group and Muslims are a religious group. A Muslim is a person who practices the Islam religion. In the world‚ most Muslims are not necessarily Arabs and most Arabs are not necessarily Muslims. “Orientalism is the simplistic view of the people and history of the Orient‚ with no recognition of change over time or the diversity
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination Week 5 CheckPoint Many people confuse Arab and Muslims. Arabs are an ethnic group and Muslims are a religious group. Muslims are believers of the Islam faith. Most Arabs are not Muslims and most Muslims are not Arabs. Muslims cannot be identified by their nationality alone. Being an Arab does not mean that you are a follower of the Islam religion. An Arab is generally from the countries that are now the Arab world. This area
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Aladdin in the light of the concept of Orientalism? Europe and America are powerful imperial nations who have‚ through colonialism since the 18th century‚ sought to impose their dominant cultural values and political ideology on societies that they regard as ‘subordinate’ to their own. They do this in order to maintain control over radically different cultures who they believe pose a threat to Western interests. Edward Said coined the term ‘Orientalism’ propagating the ideas that much of the
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1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination Gloria Rivera ETH/125 September 1‚ 2011 Professor Pumphrey 2 Abstract Arabs and Muslims are always being confused for one another even though they are different. One is a ethnic group while the other is a religion. Since the attack on the World Trade
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wrote about homegrown terrorism in May 2008 on the www.amperspective.com website. He says that the New York police department’s report in August 2007 would lead to negative stereotyping and unwarranted suspicions of the Muslim community. Latent Orientalism is the unconscious‚ untouchable certainty about what the Orient is. Its basic content is static and unanimous. The Orient is seen as separate‚ eccentric‚ backward‚ silently different‚ sensual‚ and passive. It has a tendency towards despotism and
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination The difference between Muslims and Arabs according to the Schaefer text is; often being confused that they are the same Muslims are a type of religious group where as Arabs are a type of ethnic group. In the beginning of the text it describes and says that “Most Arab Americans are not Muslim and most Muslim Americans are not of Arab background. Within each group is a significant diversity that can be seen by differences in forms of
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination In this assignment the material that is to be covered is the differences between Arabs and Muslims as well as how they are currently being treated differently as opposed to treatment in the past. Orientalism will also be defined along with ways to lessen hate and promote tolerance. The difference Between Muslim and Arabs Some of the key differences between Muslims and Arabs are that they have different religious beliefs‚ they hail
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