Analysis of Aziyade, Harem& Les Femmes du Maroc series and Istanbul in the light of Orientalism

Abstract

 Orientalism has been an essential issue during the history. It appears when Eastern societies are depicted harmful stereotypes such as violent, illogical, opressive for women by the Western artists, writers, and designers.  With the reference to Aziyade by Pierre Loti, the issue of orientalism is analysed through complicity of cultural works in establising hegemony with the claims of Edward Said in Aziyade. In addition to this analysis, colonialism which is the practice of extending and retaining cultural, social, economic, and political control and domination over an area and its people in this work is examined with Robert Young’s colonial desire, unlike the fear of misgenation in young and the western man is willing to forget about the racial difference and embrace the woman in Aziyade in order to conquer her body as a proxy for conquering her nation. The other significant connection with Harem& Les Femmes du Maroc series by Lalla Essaydi is analysed in terms of Orientalism theory by Edward Said, and hegemony on cultural works theory by Edward Said. Finally, the location of culture of Homi K. Bhabha is analysed in terms of hybridity of the artist herself.At the end of the paper, conservatism is analysed by the perspectives of Orhan Pamuk and Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar with the claims of Laura Chrisman with her work; The Imperial Unconcious? The Representation of Imperial Discourse Finally, the location culture by Homi B. Bhabha is analysed in terms of hybridity issue of Turks.