Handbook home
Orientalism (ARTS90017)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 |
---|---|
Fees | Look up fees |
This subject examines explores the origins and influence of “Orientalism” as a discourse from the publication of Edward Said’s influential book of this name in 1977 through to contemporary times, and in historical perspective. Topics include the barbarian in ancient Greek and Chinese thought, Hegel’s “Orient”, Anglicists vs Orientalists, the Subaltern Studies school, Orientalism and Sinologism, and counter-Orientalisms. Students will have an opportunity to explore the discourse and its theorization through case studies in history, creative literature, film, or philosophy, depending on their disciplinary area.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should have:
- Developed knowledge and understanding of a significant and influential concept in the humanities
- Enhanced their critical thinking skills through comparative cultural study
- Llearned to apply a particular theory to a discrete area of research
Generic skills
This subject will contribute, through teaching and discussion with academic staff and peers, to developing skills and capacities including those identified in the University-defined Graduate Attributes for the PhD, in particular:
- The capacity to contextualise research within an international corpus of specialist knowledge
- An advanced ability to engage in critical reflection, synthesis and evaluation of research-based and scholarly literature
- An advanced understanding of key disciplinary and multi-disciplinary norms and perspectives relevant to the field
Last updated: 3 November 2022