Essays about: "Occidentalism"

Found 2 essays containing the word Occidentalism.

1. 1. The Terrible Turk : Anti-Ottoman Representations in the 19th Century Swedish Rural Press

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, KV

   Author : Per M. Gjörloff; Robert Gustafsson; [2013]
   Keywords : Ottomans; islamophobia; 19th century; rural press;

   Abstract : Islamophobia has been pack and parcel in the Western civilisation from the days of Charlemagne via the Crusades and the rise of Orientalism, as opposed to Occidentalism, to the modern day reporting of Islamic terrorist threat. Many were fascinated by the degree of civilisation and the exoticism of the Ottomans, especially the sexual virtues (or lack thereof) were of particular interest of the travellers into the Ottoman Empire. READ MORE

3. 2. The Orient and The Occident : Breaking Stereotypes in The Reluctant Fundamentalist

   University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

   Author : Julie Blomberg Gudmundsson; [2012]
   Keywords : Postcolonialism; Occidentalism; Orientalism; Stereotypes; Mohsin Hamid;

   Abstract : The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a postcolonial novel that, in this essay, is argued to challenge and question the colonial stereotypes which came into greater focus after 9/11 in America. The challenge is carried out via the narrator’s identity struggle by displaying the different stereotypes he is subjected to. READ MORE