324 Pages
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Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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In contrast to most cultural histories of imperialism, which analyse Orientalist images of rather than by women, Gendering Orientalism focuses on the contributions of women themselves. Drawing on the little-known work of Henriette Browne, other `lost' women Orientlist artists and the literary works of George Eliot, Reina Lewis challenges masculinist assumptions relating to the stability and... Read more
Introduction>; Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Race — femininity — representation; Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Professional opportunities for women in art and literature; Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Gender, genre and nation; Chapter 4 Chapter 4 ‘Only women should go to Turkey’, HenrietteBrowne; Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Aliens at home and Britons abroad; Afterword Gendering Orientalism; Select bibliography; Index;
Biography
Reina Lewis is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of East London.
'Surely the best kind of cultural study. Thoroughly engaged, passionate about its project, - Gendering Orientalism is fueled by the urgent need to rematerialize forms and peculiarities of modern power that have all but disappeared into what we take to be nature.
'An innovatory work, exceptionally useful for teaching ... an invaluable resource.' - Deborah Cherry, University of Manchester
