Saturday, 10 August 2019

Edward said on Orientalism

Write brief summary of said's interview.
-Orientalism is book written by Edward said published in 1978.He said difference between Eastern world and Western world.Orientalism is the term of depiction of aspects in the middle Eastern,south Asian and East Asian culture.It describe Western attitude towards middle East,Asian,North Africa.

-Orientalism helped to create and shape entire new fields.It also used in English,history,anthropology,political science and cultural studies.It gives deep information of people of Middle East about their culture and behavior.
Western county thinks that England is very developed rather than Eastern world.They thinks that Eastern people are not powerful.They white people went India and Africa and make colonies.They ruled to Eastern people.
Edward said had wrote the book called covering Islam.It was kind of trilogy after wrote this book he faced -humiliation.people gave negative response to him.So the impression of Islam was frightening my serious.It portrayed the main business of them was killing Americans.So in front of the world there is more treating of Islam.

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