This document summarizes key points from Edward Said's book Orientalism, including that it challenges the concept of Orientalism and the distinction between the East and West. It discusses how Orientalism refers to the imitation or depiction of aspects of the eastern world. The document also discusses American Orientalism from the 18th-19th century and how post-9/11, Muslims in America faced harassment, bullying, and unjust arrests. It notes that American media and culture often portrayed Muslims and the Islamic world in a frightening, mysterious, and threatening way.

1. Name : Rathod Nirali j.
Roll no : 24
Enrollment no : 2069108420190039
Email id : niralijrathod@gmail.com
Submitted to S.B. gardi department of
English

2. Orientalism….
 A book is published in
1978.
 Written by Edward said.
 Representations of “ the
East” the societies and
peoples who inhabit the
places of Asia, north
Africa, and the middle
East.

3. Orientalism….
Orientalism is the imitation or
depiction of aspects in the eastern
world.
Orientalism is text of cultural
studies in which he has challenged
the concept of Orientalism or the
difference between east and west.

4. Continue….
 Old civilization with an old
knowledge system.
 subjective and objective process.
 Orientalism is generally means to
a mental exercise and mental
archival.

5. American Orientalism
 It starts from 11th september,2001 AL
Qaeda attack on the world Trade center
 A cultural overview of 18th to 19th century
American popular culture. That viewed
Muslims, Jews, and other people of the
middle east as backward, decadent and
untrustworthy.

6. Continue ….
 In schools, Muslim and south Asian American
children and youth were harassed and bullied.
 Thousands of men and women who were deemed
“ suspicions” by authorities were arrested,
detained, and deported.

7. American and Islam world
 America understands the Muslim
world is very problematic and find
them terrorist.
 people of Islamic world as threat and
negative.
 Always impression of Islam was a
frightening and mysterious as if their
business is to kill Americans.
 American media, television,
Hollywood films, news, popular video
games spread “Islam phobia”
throughout the country and world.

8. Conclusion ….
 “ Humanism is the only – I would
go so far as saying the final
resistance we have against the
inhuman practices and injustices
that disfigure human history.”
- Edward said