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Thomas Hodgman on Orientalism

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Written for my Middle East History class:

Orientalism is the construction of a discrete “East” defined by its differentiation from an also discrete “West.” To make this happen, orientalism requires both erasing the internal differences within the East and West, as well as overlooking the…

Always interesting comments from Tomby, even if his summary of Orientalism is a bit simplistic.

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