The current study aimed to reaffirm the framing of Occidentalism as an academic discipline that has a more constructive value, rather than placing it solely form euphoric criticism and resistance Orientalism West. decline been caused by which narrows its intellectual activities allows function only critique Orientalism. Previous studies concluded is anti-thesis Orientalism, although how – scien...

Eastern music always attracted Russian composers, as Russia, which settled between the West and East from geographical point of view, remained at distinction these two cultures. Glinka, who laid foundations opera, pioneering composers eastern motifs Aliabyev Dargomozhsky, are ethnographically striking. Then, in 19th century, The Five formed a school by movement Orientalism works national compos...

Abstract Socially constructed and globally propagated East-West binaries have influenced language ideologies about English in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), but they are not hegemonic. This essay explores how reformed mergers with Mandarin-minority ideologies. It discusses two separate similar recent studies minority speakers PRC, respectively by Grey Baioud. Each study reveals aspects M...

class familiarity in imperial discourse can be combined to understand the nuances of colonial representations. Revisiting the Malay image, I argue that the medievalist convention of portraying the native as situated in intermediate evolution between savagery and Western civilization was crucial for imperialism. The Malay image shifted from the representation of orientals exhibiting incommensura...

Edward Said remained a little-known scholar both in the West and Arab World until publication of his major work, Orientalism, 1978, which he argues that Western representations East have historically been distorted oversimplified these used to justify European imperialism domination. This proved turning point academic career, bringing him recognition and, somewhat later, World. The purpose this...