Acknowledging the significance of Edward Said's Orientalism for
contemporary discourse, the contributors to this volume
deconstruct, rearrange, and challenge elements of his thesis,
looking at the new conditions and opportunities offered by
globalization. What can a renewed or reconceptualized Orientalism
teach us about the force and limits of our racial imaginary,
specifically in relation to various national contexts? In what
ways, for example, considering our greater cross-cultural
interaction, have cliches and stereotypes undergone a metamorphosis
in contemporary societies and cultures? Theoretically, and
empirically, this book offers an expansive range of contexts,
comprising the insights, analytical positions, and perspectives of
a transnational team of scholars of comparative literature and
literary and cultural studies based in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan,
Malaysia, USA, Singapore, Taiwan, and Turkey. Working with, through
and beyond Orientalism, they examine a variety of cultural texts,
including the novel, short story, poetry, film, graphic memoir,
social thought, and life writing. Making connections across
centuries and continents, they articulate cultural representation
and discourse through multiple approaches including critical
content analysis, historical contextualization, postcolonial
theory, gender theory, performativity, intertextuality, and
intersectionality. Given its unique approach, this book will be
essential reading for scholars of literary theory, film studies and
Asian studies, as well as for those with a general interest in
postcolonial literature and film.
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