Orientalism | how the West constructed the Orient through art to serve its own colonial interests.

"Orientalism” : how the West has constructed and represented the Orient (Eastern cultures and societies) through art, literature, and discourse in order to serve its own colonial and imperialist interests. Authors argue that Orientalism is not simply a matter of academic research or historical facts, but a political and cultural construct that has been used to legitimize Western domination over the Orient.