CRITICAL APPROACHES to EDWARD SAID’S ORIENTALISM

Year 2017, Volume: 18 Issue: 32, 141 - 158, 31.01.2017

Hande Tekdemir

https://doi.org/10.21550/sosbilder.298331

Abstract

Edward Said’s ground-breaking work in postcolonial
studies, Orientalism, has received both praise and criticism since its
publication in 1978. Focusing on the various reactions to Orientalism, this
article draws attention to the relevance of the intricate relationship between
Orientalism’s main tenets and Said’s thoughts about intellectuals’ commitment
in our current society.

Keywords

Edward Said, Orientalism, Occidentalism, postcolonial studies

Edward Said’in Şarkiyatçılık Adlı Eserine Eleştirel Yaklaşımlar

Abstract

Edward Said’in çığır açıcı eseri Şarkiyatçılık
1978’deki ilk basımından beri hem övücü hem de eleştirici yorumlar almıştır.
Şarkiyatçılık’a yöneltilen çeşitli eleştirileri konu alan bu makale Said’in
Şarkiyatçılık’ın ana ilkeleri ile çağdaş toplumda aydın sorumluluğu arasında
kurduğu çetrefilli ilişkinin güncelliğine dikkat çekmeyi hedeflemektedir.

Keywords

Edward Said, Şarkiyatçılık, Garbiyatçılık, sömürgecilik sonrası edebiyat

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