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Describe Edward Said's concept of Orientalism and its relation to Foucault's notion of discourse and power.

Orientalism

Said’s concept of a discourse of power that creates a false distinction between a superior West and an inferior East.

Discourse

A system of meaning that governs how we think, act, and speak about a particular thing or issue.

  • Examine the impact of Orientalism and its relation to Foucault's ideas on discourse and power.
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Elvin NismanJun 06, 2024
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Edward Said's concept of Orientalism defines it as a Western style of thought that creates a false opposition between the Orient (East)and the Occident (West).Said views Orientalism as a discourse of power,one that works to naturalize the East as being inferior to the West.In this way,Said's work draws on Michel Foucault's notion of discourse as being implicated in relations of power and knowledge.