Monthly Archives for November 2012
Impressions on “Orientalism” by Said
In his book Orientalism*, Edward Said expresses harsh critics to the view the Western world has had (and quite frankly generally still has) on the Orient. (*I have to mention I only read the introduction and Chapter one, but it … Continue reading Continue reading
Foucault (by any other name)
Foucault seems to be saying: Well the author really isn’t all that dead, or at least s/he has come back as the author function. Foucault is perhaps calling for a rebellion against that author function, because it is limiting, but … Continue reading Continue reading
Forever Anonymously? Inventing our Other Selves
I would like to start with a few conclusions of the readings we have done so far. It seems the subject is dead. We have gone from the author as individual creator of the text, to a decentering of the … Continue reading Continue reading
Forever Anonymously? Inventing our Other Selves
I would like to start with a few conclusions of the readings we have done so far. It seems the subject is dead. We have gone from the author as individual creator of the text, to a decentering of the … Continue reading Continue reading
Impressions on “What Is an Author?” by Foucault
In his paper, Michel Foucault tries to answer the question What is an author ? Foucault claims that philosophy took note of the disappearance of the author and that some notions suppressed the meaning of the disappearance. The first notion is … Continue reading Continue reading
Orientalism – Edward Saïd
Edward Saïd’s Orientalism is one of the most foundational texts in postcolonial theory. Saïd argues that the notion of the “Orient” was initially a European construction. He explains that historically, the Orient was not defined according to its ontological characteristics … Continue reading Continue reading
What is an Author? – Michel Foucault
In “What is an Author?”, Michel Foucault looks closely into the relationship between author and text and the way in which the text points to this “figure” (101). Therefore, it seems to him that this relationship is of great importance. … Continue reading Continue reading
Orientalism and What is an author?
Orientalism There are two main ideas that stuck in my mind after I finished reading Said’s text on Orientalism. The first thing was the idea that every text no matter its genre is in some way or another interpolated by politics because its creation is immersed in a politicized world that no one can escape […] Continue reading
Orientalism–Edward Said
At the preface of the book Orientalism, Said cited one phrase of Karl Marx :”They cannot represent themselves; they must be represented.” This sentence is extremely sharp, it seems that we have been able to clearly foresee the sensitive contents … Continue reading Continue reading
Orientalism–Edward Said
At the preface of the book Orientalism, Said cited one phrase of Karl Marx :”They cannot represent themselves; they must be represented.” This sentence is extremely sharp, it seems that we have been able to clearly foresee the sensitive contents … Continue reading Continue reading
