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HIST 517 Introduction to Orientalism and Oriental Studies
3 Credits
The ascendancy and self-globalization of the West
went hand in hand with its exploration of “the Rest”
not only in geographical, political and military terms but
also in the form of opening up a new Oriental Studies
world of knowledge. Over centuries, European scholars
proceeded to penetrate non-European societies and
cultures from languages, literature and belief systems to
history proper. They produced a wealth of publications,
including major dictionaries, encyclopedias, translations,
anthologies and commentaries, that are to this day the
indispensable reference materials and tools of trade of all
scholars of the Middle East, of Islam, or of the
Ottoman Empire. At the same time they constructed a
vision, a gaze, an ideology of Eurocentrism
and Orientalism. The object of this course is to introduce
historians in the making to both aspects in their
interconnected development, and especially to familiarize
them with an immensely rich background of learning that
will stay with them through their entire careers.
Last Offered Terms
Course Name
SU Credit
Spring 2021-2022
Introduction to Orientalism and Oriental Studies
3
Spring 2018-2019
Introduction to Orientalism and Oriental Studies
3
Fall 2016-2017
Introduction to Orientalism and Oriental Studies
3
Prerequisite: __
Corequisite: __
ECTS Credit: 10 ECTS (10 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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| The ascendancy and self-globalization of the West went hand in hand with its exploration of “the Rest” not only in geographical, political and military terms but also in the form of opening up a new Oriental Studies world of knowledge. Over centuries, European scholars proceeded to penetrate non-European societies and cultures from languages, literature and belief systems to history proper. They produced a wealth of publications, including major dictionaries, encyclopedias, translations, anthologies and commentaries, that are to this day the indispensable reference materials and tools of trade of all scholars of the Middle East, of Islam, or of the Ottoman Empire. At the same time they constructed a vision, a gaze, an ideology of Eurocentrism and Orientalism. The object of this course is to introduce historians in the making to both aspects in their interconnected development, and especially to familiarize them with an immensely rich background of learning that will stay with them through their entire careers. | |||||||||||||
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