Date of Award
2023
Document Type
MA Project - Open Access
Project Type
MA Project - Business Plan
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Fine and Decorative Art and Design
First Advisor
Agnes Berecz
Second Advisor
Eric Wolf
Abstract
The term Orient was born from a Western-created body of knowledge, or rather discourse, with the authority of the West over the East. This paper, through historical and political analysis of the Orient, questions the reasoning and accuracy of the institutionalized Western knowledge of classical cultural archetypes of the East. Orientalism is a product of the West discovering the Orient and dominating and restructuring the Orient. Hence, it is represented by the dominating
frameworks. By taking the Orient out of the ideological discourse, this paper emphasizes Orient as an individual and evaluates the Near Eastern art market’s transformation as its own entity.
Recommended Citation
Ergeneli, Su, "(Un)Orthodox Orient" (2023). MA Projects. 147.
https://digitalcommons.sia.edu/stu_proj/147