La critique arabe de l’orientalisme en France et aux États‑Unis
By comparing Anouar Abd-el-Malek’s “L’orientalisme en Crise” (1963) with Edward Saïd’s Orientalism (1978), this paper contrasts the way two Arab intellectuals engaged with the tenets of classical orientalism. It argues that, despite their apparent similarities and common goal to challenge the West’s...
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| Language: | fra |
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Société d'Anthropologie des Connaissances
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Revue d'anthropologie des connaissances |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/rac/18908 |
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| Summary: | By comparing Anouar Abd-el-Malek’s “L’orientalisme en Crise” (1963) with Edward Saïd’s Orientalism (1978), this paper contrasts the way two Arab intellectuals engaged with the tenets of classical orientalism. It argues that, despite their apparent similarities and common goal to challenge the West’s understanding of the Arab World, these works actually differ to a great extend. This occasions a demonstration that these writings must not be understood primarily by referring to the Arab origins of their authors but, more decisively, to the academic fields to which Abdel-Malek and Saïd belonged. The paper scrutinizes the structure of the French and American university systems in order to grasp the genesis of their works and finally shows how the Arab criticism of orientalism that followed the decolonization was a manifold process anchored in a multiplicity of contexts. |
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| ISSN: | 1760-5393 |