Orientalism and the Eastern European Periphery
This paper starts by discussing the specific use of Orientalism in the Romanian culture. Focus is laid upon the Romanian scholar Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723), the first Christian historian who was allowed to use the Ottoman archives for his work. Then Ienăchiţă Văcărescu or Kelemen Mikes offer alt...
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press
2022-12-01
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This paper starts by discussing the specific use of Orientalism in the Romanian culture. Focus is laid upon the Romanian scholar Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723), the first Christian historian who was allowed to use the Ottoman archives for his work. Then Ienăchiţă Văcărescu or Kelemen Mikes offer alternative Orientalist discourses. Unfortunately, Said’s seminal essay neglects everything that is East of Vienna in terms of Orientalism. Criticizing the binary opposition West-Orient, in fact Said reiterates it in his work by neglecting the Eastern European periphery. The conclusion is that Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) offers interesting examples of Orientalisms where the power relationships are constructed differently.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f057a8ba77d5481a8c49c147af6e7e792023-01-11T08:35:39ZengAlexandru Ioan Cuza University PressLinguaculture2067-96962285-94032022-12-01132Orientalism and the Eastern European PeripheryMihaela Mudure0Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj, Romania This paper starts by discussing the specific use of Orientalism in the Romanian culture. Focus is laid upon the Romanian scholar Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723), the first Christian historian who was allowed to use the Ottoman archives for his work. Then Ienăchiţă Văcărescu or Kelemen Mikes offer alternative Orientalist discourses. Unfortunately, Said’s seminal essay neglects everything that is East of Vienna in terms of Orientalism. Criticizing the binary opposition West-Orient, in fact Said reiterates it in his work by neglecting the Eastern European periphery. The conclusion is that Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) offers interesting examples of Orientalisms where the power relationships are constructed differently. https://journal.linguaculture.ro/index.php/home/article/view/319OrientalismSaidDimitrie CantemirperipheryCentral and Eastern Europe (CEE) |
| spellingShingle | Mihaela Mudure Orientalism and the Eastern European Periphery Linguaculture Orientalism Said Dimitrie Cantemir periphery Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) |
| title | Orientalism and the Eastern European Periphery |
| title_full | Orientalism and the Eastern European Periphery |
| title_fullStr | Orientalism and the Eastern European Periphery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Orientalism and the Eastern European Periphery |
| title_short | Orientalism and the Eastern European Periphery |
| title_sort | orientalism and the eastern european periphery |
| topic | Orientalism Said Dimitrie Cantemir periphery Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) |
| url | https://journal.linguaculture.ro/index.php/home/article/view/319 |
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