Rethinking Orientalism
Women, Travel and the Ottoman Harem
The oppressed yet highly sexualized woman of the Muslim harem is arguably the pivotal figure of Western orientalism. Yet, as Reina Lewis demonstrates, while orientalist thinking had recently been challenged, Western understandings of Middle Eastern culture remain limited. This book presents alternative dialogues between Ottoman and Western women. Lewis examines, from the position of cultural theory, the published autobiographical accounts about segregated life of self-identified Oriental women Demetra Vaka Brown, Halide Edib, Zeyneb Hanum, Melek Hanum and Grace Ellison. Bringing her subjects vividly to life, Lewis uses these texts to challeng…
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- ISBN: 978-0-85771-634-7
- EAN: 9780857716347
- Produktnummer: 22568145
- Verlag: I.B.Tauris
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 254 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 19'475 KB
Über den Autor
Reina Lewis is Professor of Cultural Studies at London College of Fashion, UAL, UK.
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