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Which term did Edward Said develop to describe how Europeans portray the orient as inferior, uncivilised, and strange?
Which term did Edward Said develop to describe how Europeans portray the orient as inferior, uncivilised, and strange?
- Fanaticism
- Stereotyping
- Exoticism
- Orientalism (correct)
What does the term 'the orient' refer to?
What does the term 'the orient' refer to?
- The setting of the sun in the west
- The rising of the sun in the east (correct)
- The North Pole
- The equator
How can orientalism be understood?
How can orientalism be understood?
- As Eastern-ism or stereotyping of the East (correct)
- As the rising of the sun in the west
- As the superiority of the East
- As Western-ism or stereotyping of the West
What does orientalism authorize and justify?
What does orientalism authorize and justify?
What does orientalism distort and exaggerate?
What does orientalism distort and exaggerate?