Myths of the Orient: Deconstructing the European Vision of the Middle East
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Myths of the Orient: Deconstructing the European Vision of the Middle East
Eve Rosekind, PhD student in the Department of Art history & Archaeology, Washington University - New Perspectives Talk
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Join Eve Rosekind, PhD student in the Department of Art history & Archaeology in Arts & Sciences, for a talk about Orientalism, the artistic representation of the Middle East by European artists. The most common subjects of orientalist artwork that emerged in the nineteenth century were the desert landscape, hunters and warriors, market scenes, and odalisques in harems. These orientalist themes continued throughout the twentieth century, demonstrating the longevity of Orientalism within the history of art.
Initially these orientalist artworks appear as beautiful and straightforward representations of their subject matter, but the ideas that underlie these artistic depictions stem from European histories of colonialism and empire. This talk will scrutinize the common artistic themes of Orientalism and how they constructed a specific European vision and fantasy of the Orient. The Museum’s collection of paintings, photographs, and works on paper will take participants on a journey through the complex themes of European Orientalism.
This program is free, but registration is required.
‘Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody’
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‘Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody’
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Saul Zaritt, former WUSTL Friedman Fellow, will discuss his book with Erin McGlothlin (Washington University) and Nancy Berg (Washington University)
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Katja Perat, PhD student in comparative literature and member of the International Writers Track, will present her new novel “The Masochist” (translated from the Slovenian by Michael Biggins) in a virtual reading and discussion with Lynne Tatlock, director of the Program in Comparative Literature, Washington University.
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Katja Perat’s novel, The Masochist, is a serio-comical fictional romp through the Habsburg Empire of the fin de siècle, beginning in 1874 Lemberg (present day Lviv/Lvov in Ukraine), continuing to Vienna, and ending in the Habsburg Adriatic seaport of Trieste in 1912. Along the way, the protagonist, Nadezhda Moser, the daughter of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (notorious author of Venus in Furs), encounters luminaries of the Empire's cultural elite. Pre-registration is required.
