What is orientalism?

Said made a clear analogy between orientalism and colonialism. They are both set with the same binary opposition. white/ non white occidental/ non occidental In a very detailed and structured study of the orient (behavior, habit, tradition ...) we document a large amount of fact and data. All compile in a general study they produce the illusion of a well understood and objectively constructed knowledge. These are, in fact, mere observations and purely subjective entities (seen …

…a way to restore truth, denounce myths, abolish cliches and reach out to a more objective literature. It will seems though quite impossible to erase what as been done, to remain objective when even your own thoughts are guided by subjective values deeply rooted in our mind. The effect are much irreversible and the best we can do is not to steer away from subjectivity and remain focus and aware of the power of text.