The topic of this symposium is generally Orientalism and specifically post-Edward Said Orientalism. Orientalism encompasses several overlapping areas as a way of thinking and expertise: Firstly, the variable historical and cultural relationships between Europe and Asia; secondly, the scientific discipline in the West that emerged from specializing in the study of various Eastern cultures and traditions since the first half of the 19th century; and thirdly, the ideological assumptions, images, and imaginary depictions about the region currently known as the East, which has attracted significant attention in political terms.
