Publication details
Orientalistické nevědomí a výuka regionální geografie
| Title in English | Orientalist unawareness and teaching of regional geography |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Geografické rozhledy |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| web | https://www.geograficke-rozhledy.cz/archiv/149 |
| Keywords | Orientalism; imaginative geographies; education; regional geography |
| Description | Orientalism: Western construction of distant regions. The short 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. |