“In his discussion of “Orientalism,” Said examines how academic vocabularies and images, legitimize colonial rule and the subjugation of the colonized. While he focuses on events occurring roughly a century ago, do you think similar processes of Orientalism are taking place today?
For Assignment 5, please, answer #4 discussion question listed in Chapter 14 (p. 718 of the textbook). This assignment contains several sub-questions. Make sure to address them all.
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“In his discussion of “Orientalism,” Said examines how academic vocabularies and images, legitimize colonial rule and the subjugation of the colonized. While he focuses on events occurring roughly a century ago, do you think similar processes of Orientalism are taking place today?
Do magazines, books, television shows, and movies “orientalize” non-Westerners, or do they typically offer unbiased portrayals? While journalists may claim to be objective in their reporting, does the news orientalize non-Western populations? Provide at least one example each for all subquestions to support your view.”
(** In your examples, please, feel free to apply the concept of “orientalism” to reflect the shooting speed that took place on March 16 at three different spas.)