Orientalismus: západní formování vzdálených regionů

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Title in English	Orientalism: Western construction of distant regions
Authors	DANĚK Petr
Year of publication	2020
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Geografické rozhledy
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Web	https://www.geograficke-rozhledy.cz/archiv/clanek/2927
Keywords	Orientalism; discourse; imaginative geographies; Middle East; power/knowledge
Description	The text introduces Orientalism as a discourse based on interlocking of geographical imagination and power. It originates from Western imaginations of the Middle East, which is represented as immature and set against the mature West. Orientalist stereotypes continue to influence our imagination of postcolonial societies and legitimise Western interventions in non Western regions, including military operations.