Orientalism
Americannoun
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a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
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the character or characteristics of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
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the knowledge and study of Asian, especially Eastern languages, literature, etc.
noun
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knowledge of or devotion to the Orient
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an Oriental quality, style, or trait
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As you were writing the screenplay and also working on the production, say in the design and casting, were you concerned about issues of cultural appropriation or what people would call Orientalism?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2022
He’s this manufactured idea of Asian-ness, and part of that conversation about Orientalism is how things like tea and all these things that we have that we associate with certain cultures.
From The Verge • Mar. 9, 2022
Said defined Orientalism as a romanticized view of Arabic culture by French, British and, later, American writers to create a narrative of an exotic land.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2019
On the whiteboard behind her in the windowless classroom, she’d written, “Colonialism, Imperialism, Darwinism, Orientalism, Eurocentrism / Anglocentrism.”
From The New Yorker • Jan. 8, 2019
They were all in holiday trim, with a strong tendency to Orientalism in the fashion of their garments.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William
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