Orientalism and Colonialism – Peace & Conflict in the Middle East (Section 2 of 5)
This video introduces beginners (students, journalists, policy-makers) to the idea of Orientalism and the realities of colonialism in the Middle East. The video is part of a five-part series on Peace and Conflict in the Middle East, from a course taught by Michael J. Carpenter at the University of Victoria in 2020 (Poli 319). The complete playlist is here: • Peace & Conflict in the Middle East: Cours... Lesson contents: 0:00 Overview of Lesson 0:45 Orientalism 1:55 Edward Said 3:54 An essentializing filter 5:09 Examples in culture and politics 11:23 Othering (us/them) binaries 13:31 Overview of Colonialism in the Middle East 17:01 What is colonialism (and related terms)? 19:34 Timeline of colonialism in the Middle East 43:38 Neo-colonialism 56:30 Post-colonialism LINKS from lesson: Orientalism Primer Vids “Orientalism explained” (4 mins).TRT World. YouTube. May 31, 2019. • Orientalism explained “Orientalism and power” (3 mins)BBC Ideas. YouTube. April 30, 2019. • Orientalism and power: When will we stop s... “Edward Said - Framed” (4 mins) Al Jazeera English. YouTube. March 2, 2017. • Edward Said - Framed: The Politics of Ster... Colonialism Primer Vids “What was the SCRAMBLE for AFRICA” KJ Reports. YouTube. July 16, 2017 (4 mins). • What was the SCRAMBLE for AFRICA? - KJ Vids “100 years of the SYKES-PICOT treaty explained in 100 seconds” Middle East Eye. YouTube. May 16, 201 (2 mins). • Video “SYKES-PICOT: Carving up the Middle East” The Economist. YouTube. Nov. 24, 2016 (3 mins). • Video “Israel's Foundation Stone: A Century of Controversy for the BALFOUR DECLARATION” Wall Street Journal. YouTube. Oct.30, 2017 (11 min). • Israel's Foundation Stone: A Century of Co... “The oil wars: How America's energy obsession wrecked the Middle East | Eugene Gholz” Big Think. YouTube. July 12, 2018 (7 min). • The oil wars: How America's energy obsessi... “Noam Chomsky on Colonialism” (8 mins). • Noam Chomsky on Colonialism ........ I have a PhD (2017) in Political Science from the University of Victoria, where I have taught courses on the Middle East, protest and civil disobedience, and international relations, and where I am also a postdoctoral researcher with the Borders in Globalization program at the Centre for Global Studies (www.biglobalization.org). Between 2020 and 2014, I spent six months in the region, including three months of doctoral field research. As a third-generation European settler to Turtle Island, I acknowledge that the University of Victoria and neighboring communities are located on the unceded territories of the Lekwungen, WSÁNEĆ, and Esquimalt peoples, whose traditional relationships with the land go back 1000s of years. I also recognize the ongoing suppression and dispossession of Indigenous peoples by the colonial state and extractive industries. / mjcarpenterphd / big_uvic Images in this video were found on the Internet and used here only for educational purposes. The interactive PowerPoint slide deck (CC BY-NC 4.0) is a great learning tool and fun to clicksplore. The fully functional file with active hyperlinks and nested sections is about 225 mb. I'll share it with you for $10. Just get in touch.
