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AIA300 - Australia’s Asia Concept Of Orientalism, Assignment

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Australia’s Asia (AIA300)

   

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This AIA300 Research Paper aims to explore the Concept of Orientalism based on Edward Said  and other sources. Therefore, a proper explanation of the concept of Orientalism is provided. In addition, the concept is also used to discuss Relationships, as well as help individuals, understand the community engagements that exist between Asia and Australia.

AIA300 - Australia’s Asia Concept Of Orientalism, Assignment

   

Deakin University

   

Australia’s Asia (AIA300)

   Added on 2020-03-07

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Student’s Last Name2IntroductionThis paper aims to explore the Concept of Orientalism basing on Edward Said and from other sources. Therefore, a proper explanation regarding the concept of Orientalism is provided. In addition, the concept is also used to discuss the relationships, as well as help individuals, understand the engagements that exist between Asia and Australia.ExplanationIn providing an explanation regarding the Orientalism, it is important to understand the meaning of the term. The Concept of Orientalism can be defined as a way or method of seeing that creates emphasis, imagines, distorts, and exaggerates the differences existing between the Arab cultures and peoples as compared to those of the United States and Europe (Baba, 2015 pp.163). Usually, through the concept of Orientalism, the Arab Culture is viewed as uncivilized, backward, exotic and at some point, it is seen as dangerous. Edward Said also defined this concept as a way of acceptance in regard to the East and West basic distinctions which is seen as the beginning point to explain the novels, epics, social images as well as theories which concern the Orient or rather the customs and the people. Through Orientalism, a rationalization for colonization by the Europeans was achieved and hence there was a need to rescue the western intervention. Several examples of Orientalism were the European photographs and paintings, as well as the images obtained during the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries from the World’s Fair in the United States. The concept of Orientalism had an impact on various fields and for instance, it altered the direction of areas which include anthropology, history, and the literary studies (Connell, 2015 pp.33). Various authors such as Said and Kennedy Valerie employed the
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Student’s Last Name3concept of Orientalism in a various ways. For instance, it was used in describing a research body and writing, it was used as a kind of style of thoughts which based on differences existing between the Occident and the Orient, and finally, it was used as a method of in a material outcome. More explanation about the Concept of Orientalism is that it indicates that a large part of the Western Study, especially the civilization of Islam was a way in the political intellectualism and also an exercise in psychology which helps in self-affirmation which in this case refers to theEuropean identity. The Orientists claims to have much knowledge concerning the relationship between the Concept of Orientalism and the representations of culture which are viewed as means of exercising control or domination. In explaining further about the Concept of Orientalism, it can be concluded that the concept is fictional since it presents the Orients as irrational, non-European, feminized as well as psychologically weak (Kennedy, 2013 pp.10). Therefore, it plays a big role in creating the European culture and it helps in defining the contrasting the European image, experiences, personalities, and ideas. The Concept of Orientalism has had a major impact on various areas such as the human geography, the cultural studies and others as seen in this paper such as the literal theory (Machart, Dervin, and Gao, 2015 pp.15). Critics have been presented regarding the Concept of Orientalism, and especially Paul De Man indicates that Said took a significant step to analyze it more than any other scholar, and hence he opts to remain in the rhetorical analysis.Relevance of Orientalism through Australia and Asia RelationshipThe Concept of Orientalism is relevant since it helps individuals understand the international relations which exist between various nations. For this paper, the Concept of
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