Edges of empire : orientalism and visual culture
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Edges of empire : orientalism and visual culture
（New interventions in art history）
Blackwell, 2005
- : hard cover
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-221) and index
Contents of Works
- Introduction: Visualizing culture across the edges of empires / Mary Roberts and Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones
- Commemorating the empire : from Algiers to Damascus / Zeynep Çelik
- Out of the earth : Egypt's Statue of Liberty / Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby
- Cultural crossings : sartorial adventures, satiric narratives, and the question of indigenous agency in nineteenth-century Europe and the Near East / Mary Roberts
- "Oriental" femininity as cultural commodity : authorship, authority, and authenticity / Reina Lewis
- The sweet waters of Asia : representing difference/differencing representation in nineteenth-century Istanbul / Frederick N. Bohrer
- The work of translation : Turkish modernism and the "generation of 1914" / Alastair Wright
- Stolen or shared: ancient Egypt at the Petrie Museum / Sally MacDonald
- Andalusia in the time of the Moors : regret and colonial presence in Paris, 1900 / Roger Benjamin
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Edges of Empire is a timely reassessment of the history and legacy of Orientalist art and visual culture through its focus on the intersection between modernization, modernism and Orientalism.
Covers indigenous art and agency, contemporary practices of collection and display, and a survey of key Orientalist tropes
Contains original essays on new perspectives for scholars and students of art history, architecture, museum studies and cultural and postcolonial studies
Highlights contested identities and new definitions of self through topics such as 19th century monuments to Empire, cultural cross-dressing, performance and display at the international exhibitions, and contemporary museological practice.
Table of Contents
Series Editor's Preface. List of Illustrations.
Notes on Contributors.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction: Visualising Culture across the Edges of Empire.
(Mary Roberts and Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones).
1. Commemorating the Empire: From Algiers to Damascus.
(Zeynep Celik).
2. Out of the Earth, Egypt's Statue of Liberty?.
(Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby).
3. Cultural Crossings: Sartorial Adventures, Satiric Narratives and the Question of Indigenous Agency in Nineteenth-Century Europe and the Near East. (Mary Roberts).
4. "Oriental" Femininity as Cultural Commodity: Authorship, Authority and Authenticity. (Reina Lewis).
5. The Sweet Waters of Asia: Representing Difference/Differencing Representation in Nineteenth-Century Istanbul. (Frederick N. Bohrer).
6. The Work of Translation: Turkish Modernism and the "Generation of 1914". (Alastair Wright).
7. Stolen or Shared: Ancient Egypt at the Petrie Museum.
(Sally MacDonald).
8. Andalusia in the Time of the Moors: Regret and Colonial Presence in Paris, 1900. (Roger Benjamin).
Bibliography (Hannah Williams).
Index.
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