Orientalism, Eroticism and Modern Visuality in Global Cultures by Julie ...

Name: Orientalism, Eroticism and Modern Visuality in Global Cultures by Julie ...
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Looking afresh at representations of nineteenth-century \u2019oriental\u2019 bodies, the contributors to this volume trace the global dissemination of racial and gendered bodies at historical moments across the globe in the media of photography, painting, prints and sculpture by contextualizing the visual within social practices, ethnography, literature, travel writing and the dynamics of imperialism. Authors examine orientalism\u2019s politico-erotic import across not only imperial Britain and France but also throughout India and the Middle East initiating cross-cultural analyses of orientalism outside of Europe. > In Orientalism, Eroticism and Modern Visuality in Global Cultures scholars look afresh at representations of nineteenth-century \u2019oriental\u2019 bodies, inquiring deeply into their erotic dimensions, tracing their global dissemination at cross-cultural intersections of the visual and the political. Authors consider the impact of eroticized orientalist representatiox