Tag: orientalism
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“I didn’t save mine”: A Review of The Darjeeling Limited (2007) Through a Saidist Lens
Manahil Masood considers Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited (2007) through the lens of Edward Said’s landmark text Orientalism, to argue that the film reinforces colonial narratives surrounding India.
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Through a Colonial Lens: Photography and the ‘Orient’
The invention of the first commercial camera triggered a widespread interest in capturing the landscape and people of the so-called ‘Orient’. Yael Frankie explores the multifaceted nature of photography, both acting as a means to perpetuate harmful stereotypes of the ‘Orient’ as backwards, but also allowing for counter narratives and photographs from non-westerners.
Retrospect Journal 