The orientalization of gender

The orientalization of gender

Said’s critique of Orientalism provokes a comprehensive review by post-colonial theorists of the bulk of western knowledge regarding non-western countries. This Orientalist literature buttresses the colonial notion of a civilizing mission, which is also supported by many western feminists who provid...

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Main Author: Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Institute of Islamic Thought 2005
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HQ1101 Women. Feminism
PR English literature
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/13729/
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spelling iium-137292012-05-18T07:04:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/13729/ The orientalization of gender Hasan, Md. Mahmudul HQ1101 Women. Feminism PR English literature Said’s critique of Orientalism provokes a comprehensive review by post-colonial theorists of the bulk of western knowledge regarding non-western countries. This Orientalist literature buttresses the colonial notion of a civilizing mission, which is also supported by many western feminists who provide theoretical grounds to such colonialist perceptions. Such post-colonial feminists as Gayatri Spivak, Chandra Mohanty, and Rajeswari Rajan analyze western feminism’s ideological complicity with Orientalist and imperialist ventures. The International Institute of Islamic Thought 2005 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/13729/1/Orientalization_of_Gender.pdf Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2005) The orientalization of gender. The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS), 22 (4). pp. 26-56. ISSN 0742-6763 http://www.iiit.org/Publications/Journals/tabid/91/Default.aspx
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PR English literature
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PR English literature
Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
The orientalization of gender
description Said’s critique of Orientalism provokes a comprehensive review by post-colonial theorists of the bulk of western knowledge regarding non-western countries. This Orientalist literature buttresses the colonial notion of a civilizing mission, which is also supported by many western feminists who provide theoretical grounds to such colonialist perceptions. Such post-colonial feminists as Gayatri Spivak, Chandra Mohanty, and Rajeswari Rajan analyze western feminism’s ideological complicity with Orientalist and imperialist ventures.
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author Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
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title The orientalization of gender
title_short The orientalization of gender
title_full The orientalization of gender
title_fullStr The orientalization of gender
title_full_unstemmed The orientalization of gender
title_sort orientalization of gender
publisher The International Institute of Islamic Thought
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/13729/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/13729/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/13729/1/Orientalization_of_Gender.pdf
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