Orientalism: Postcolonial Theory concepts | Postcolonialism | Edward Said

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[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Please explore the channel. You will find a lot of materials on Postcolonialism.

[@MaddieLam]

I love this. As an Asian American, it is so so so important to develop critical consciousness and unpack how orientalism has impacted our external lives and our internal minds/bodies. Orientalism is so related to imperialism, and how we strive for global equity involves in understanding these terms! So thank you!

[@masoodraja]

Thank you so much.Yes, I am delighted to know that you can apply this knowledge to your particular lived experience: that is what all great texts do. Please also take a look at the Orientalism Playlist which includes longer conversations about the book.

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[@Tradelle_Review]

@@masoodraja Sir Please can explain to me the reasons behind the rise of Orientalism

[@masoodraja]

@@Tradelle_Review please watch the series on Orientalism, where I discuss all this and more.

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[@masoodraja]

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[@flopondia]

I guess what you said about why occidentalism is not possible also applies to the notion of "racism against whites." It is so clear and obvious, what you said, but still, I had not found the right words to reply to people who argue about this reverse racism...so thank you for that. I really love your lectures.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Yes, we need to differentiate between personal prejudices and structural aspects of racism and orientalism.

[@dreamer9375]

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[@pls5201]

Dear Dr. Raja: This is so concise and thoughtful, as usual. Three questions: 1. Why did Said use Foucault and not Gramsci in developing his theory of Orientalism since the problem reaches beyond discourse and goes to culture overall? (Culture and Imperialism, maybe?) 2. How do Gramsci and Foucault differ in theory? 3. Did Foucault ever comment on Said’s interpretation of his ideas? Source suggestions would be welcome to answer these questions. Thank you.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. I guess only Said can answer your first question. Said of course quotes Gramsci on pages 6-7, 11, 14, 25, 26, and 329-30. As, for your other questions I would recommend reading Foucault and Gramsci carefully to see how they differ, as I personally have not spent much time thinking about it.

[@beachhouse9662]

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[@masoodraja]

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[@hafsaameer5792]

Thank you for making videos which deal with the Post - colonial narratives and Literature. Please, do make a video on 'Re-orientalism' as well. Like, how the home authors and the diasporic authors are portraying and presenting their cultures or countries in their narratives different than the occidents.

[@masoodraja]

I don’t think that can be called re-orientalism, but I do have a couple of published articles on the questions of representing the periphery as a commodity to the metropolitan audiences.

[@masoodraja]

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[@GG-ok9ou]

Thank you for clarifying ❤️

[@masoodraja]

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[@norhouda7050]

sellem alaikoum, dont you have some essays about postcolonialism please

[@masoodraja]

@@norhouda7050 Here are links to some of the essays on my website: postcolonial.net/digital-library/

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[@masoodraja]

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[@saimariaz5299]

Thank you so much. This video was very helpful.

[@masoodraja]

You are welcome. Please also explore the playlist on Orientalism.

[@saimariaz5299]

@@masoodraja Sure

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[@languageandlinguistics4536]

So power and discourse are reciprocal

[@masoodraja]

Not necessarily fully reciprocal but both are needed to stabilize a discourse as normative.

[@shoaibahmed835]

Sir upload a detailed video on the term diaspora

[@masoodraja]

Thanks. There is a video on the term and a webinar on diaspora fiction. Please search the channel and you will find them.

[@shoaibahmed835]

@@masoodraja thanks, Let me watch and then give my review.

[@kifayatkhankhan8099]

Thank u sir. It helped me a lot.

[@masoodraja]

Welcome. I also have a whole series where we are reading the book carefully. Please check out the playlist on Reading Orientalism

[@safeerhussain4192]

What about the importance of Said's Orientalism, and its contributions to literary theory, cultural studies and comparative literature?

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Please check my playlist on Orientalism and read some of my published work. You can also watch this webinar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXmWh6dujb6Mm9E

[@NushratMansoori]

Sir please record a lecture on Crisis from "The Scope of Orientalism"

[@masoodraja]

Thanks. Please watch my series on Orientalism. I am slowly recording my thoughts on the whole book.

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[@fergsacademia2104]

could you do a video on the types of Colonialism, ramifications etc? I know that you already do this, but could distill it? Also forgive me if I am mistaken, but Orientalism from what I understand is the use of literature and culture to characterise a native people, originally the oriental middle east, as inferior, unleavened by progress, and primitive. By doing so it creates a paradigm shift which is inescapable for the colonizer and ends up influencing his dispositions to the colonized through racism, violence, and oppression. I am writing an essay on colonialism world wide and ideologies which facilitated it, so If you could point me in specific directions I would be extremely grateful. Thanks, and love your channel.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. I suggest reading a couple of good books on Postcolonialism. I like both Robert Young and Ania Loomba. Their books are quite good. As for Orientalism, I recommend reading the book itself carefully. I do have a playlist on it but have only covered the introduction so far. The videos can help with basic introductions but for a paper, only a careful reading of the books will be helpful. As for Postcolonialism, I have quite a few videos that explain the field as well as the concepts. Please take a look at the Recommended Videos Playlist: it has two videos on Postcolonialism

[@fergsacademia2104]

@@masoodraja thank you, I have heritage from India and I want to learn about colonialism through the indigenous lens. Have you any good articles or resources from you or others on the bureaucratic, political, military, or economic oppression of the indigenous people?

[@masoodraja]

You are welcome. I would suggest look into the works of the Subaltern Studies Collective. Here is a link to what they have produced: asianstudies.github.io/area-studies/subaltern/ssmap.htm

[@farwabatool5131]

Sir is it possible that you provide written notes too along with such helpful videos?

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Sorry, I record these without a script so there are no written notes. You might want to see if KZbin would allow you to download a transcript.

[@farwabatool5131]

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[@poulamibhattacharya1896]

Thank you for the explanation! Will you be doing a separate video on Said's book?

[@masoodraja]

Yes, I plan to but am not sure when I will be able to record it.

[@akhibrandrb8893]

Based on my research. France did a lot of research on Islam to improve Europe and create a metropolitan society. However the french have been known for constant oppression of muslims in schools and work places. A lot of them flee France and to better countries. France also pressures many muslims to leave their religion and now many Algerians have become atheist. The most important thing that France didnt focus on is fertility. Many homosexuals and other couples fear poverty and thus decide to no or just 2 kids. It's a bit stupid for france to support LGBT if they are shrinking and also they fear poverty but kids don't make you poor.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[@honeygracesilverio8056]

Hi, Said's Orientalism is our assigned book to be discussed. However, I find it really complex. Is there any video that tacles the crisis part in chapter 1? Just to supplement my knowledge. Thanks for this video prof!

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. I have not yet recorded that part yet. When I do, it will be available immediately.

[@masoodraja]

Please also take a look at the playlist that i am developing on the book: kzbin.info/aero/PLW4ijepGeAnYzl1OIiE6ujfo68geSNPqk

[@MrGadfly772]

The study of colonialism has never been more pertinent to the world!

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Yes, absolutely true.

[@literaturelessons5454]

Do marginality studies have it's origin in Orientalism?

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. I am not really sure.

[@aidanaamanzholova165]

can you talk about the difference between post-colonialism and decolonization theory?

[@masoodraja]

Yes, I would probably in the future, but I see decolinialism as part of the larger postcolonial studies debate.

[@davidkehler5669]

Hello. Thank so much for these informative lectures. I listen to them often. I'd like to suggest that the criticism of the concept of Occidentalism is neither strong nor convincing. A discourse occurs within a community. Orientalism is a discourse within a Western (educated) community. Did the people who are the subject/object of this discourse also believe its contents and characterizations? Did the Chinese and Japanese also subscribe to this western discourse? While the people of the "Middle East" may not have had the power to impose their own discourse on the West, could they have produced a kind of Occidentalism for themselves? Have the Chinese and/or Japanese and/or Koreans produced an Occidentalism? In her monumental work, "Taiwan's Imagined Geography: Chinese colonial travel writing and pictures, 1683 - 1895," Emma Teng excavates and articulates the Qing dynasty discourse of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan. I don't know the answer to my questions, but in principle it seems possible, perhaps even probable, that other communities have created discourses of the West. Certainly societies in Asia have stereotypes of westerners, which seem to be part and parcel of discourses. To increase the prospects for peace in our global world we need to be much more cognizant of the discourses others have of us.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. These are obviously highly complex questions. I would recommend reading the book carefully and then formulating your opinions. Said also responded to various criticisms in the afterword to the later edition of the book. This is just an introductory video and obviously not an exhaustive resource on the concept or the book.

[@davidkehler5669]

Thanks for your reply. I hope you saw the addition I made about Emma Teng's book.

[@masoodraja]

@@davidkehler5669 Yes, I saw that. Of course there were other empires as well. But those were either pre capitalist or mercantile and there are works written about that as well. But Said is dealing with the order that emerges after the rise of capitalism. Anyway, I am aware of these debates but my point in these videos is to introduce Said as I understand him. Beyond that it is up to the people who view these to expand further. Thank you for your thoughts.

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What does Orientalism is discursive mean?

[@masoodraja]

Please watch my video on discourse or my video that explains discursive.

[@forlon90]

@@masoodraja can you please mention the link of discourse and discursive

[@masoodraja]

@@forlon90 Here is the link to one video but you can also search the channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2GvcmV-i5eXsK8si=DVs1Trltgy5kHL9E

[@Tradelle_Review]

Please can someone explain to me the reasons behind the rise of Orientalism

[@masoodraja]

Please watch the series on Orientalism. Said explains it in the introduction as well as in Chapter 1. Please also read Orientalism for further clarification.

[@taninnawer7456]

I really love your lectures beacuse they are so insightful and the analysis is so helpful. can you please give a lecture on "On The Abolition of English Department" and Decolonizing the Mind.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. I will have to reread them but when I do, I will try to record something.

[@languageandlinguistics4536]

What about the era when muslims were in power here and in some other parts of the world , is there anything produced and discursively disseminated by muslims about other nations??

[@masoodraja]

Yes, of course. I am pretty sure the Muslim historians talk about it in their works. My area of expertise is postcolonial studies and that too covering responses to post-Capitalist colonialism. But you can certainly apply it to earlier, pre capitalist eras as well.

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[@ivandate9972]

from the perspective of universal human rights. yes, orientalism is a bad thing

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Yes, any kind of large structural racism ideologies are bad.

[@ivandate9972]

@@masoodraja yup, those monoculturalism always loaded with racism