Discourse: Westerners dominate; Orientals must be dominated

Orientalist discourse based on fundamental dichotomy: Westerners regarded as rational, peaceful, liberal, logical, capable of holding real values, without natural suspicion; Arab-Orientals are none of these: portrayed as under-humanized, antidemocratic, backward, barbaric

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Themes & Theories in International Relations
7. Representation, resistance, biopower
B. Post-Colonialism
C. Orientalism
Discourse: Westerners dominate; Orientals must be dominated
Eastern 'Orient' constructed as inherently inferior to Western world
Edward Said's 1978 'Orientalism' major influence in post-colonialism
Identity & power/knowledge nexus vital in Said's Orientalism
Orientalist construction still highly influential today
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