GASA01H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Climate Justice, Energy Crisis, Angus Maddison
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This refers to the fact orientalism is a set of symbols, images that are supposed to represent the east. One thing can represent a larger scheme of things. It mas made notable by edward said with his book titled orientalism , in which he said the west viewed the east in a lens that distorted reality. Example of katy perry as she combines notable concepts of different oriental traditions into her show as if they were one demonstrating ignorance. She was also objectifying japanese people ( wearing them") almost like a commodity or brand in her interview, calling them. As stated by edward said, the orient that unlike the west doesn"t change. After reading two books from two different time periods, the perception of the asians hasn"t changed. In many representations of the orient, the orient looks timeless, century after century like they are not progressing and moving on with the rest of the world.
