Essay Topic
Carefully follow the instruction and write
five pages
on the following
due Wednesday midnight New York time
Topic
Since the publication of Edward Saids
Orientalism
(1978), his critique of Orientalist knowledge and representations ha gradually but deeply affected the way many scholars approach their research subjects in East Asian Studies. Clarify several features that Orientalism as defined by Said shares with Hegels historicism and the stagist theory of history (Chakrabarty) and discuss the ways in which such scholars as Wang Hui and Chakrabarty have variously grappled with the possibility and/or impossibility of countering, resisting, or doing away with, the Orientalist and historicist mode of thought. Take
these two
scholars mentioned above and examine their argument in depth. In your view, do the two scholars offer effective way of getting out of the Orientalist and historicist discourse or do they reinforce the structure of thought they set out to question? Effectively quote key phrases and sentences from the texts to make your argument convincing and well-substantiated.
Instruction & Points of Assessment
2) Submit a five pages
Complete Essay
on
Friday, Nov 2
at the start ofyour
Friday Tutorial sessions
.(25%) *
Papers must be
type-written, double-spaced, appearing in 12 points Times New Roman font or its equivalent with 1 margins
. Do not exceed the page/word limit.
Essays that do not respond to the given topic or do not follow the specific instructions described above will receive no marks. No resubmission allowed.
The assignment does not ask you to conduct additional research.
You need to present your argument
logically and clearly
,
fully demonstrate the precise understanding of the texts you discuss
and
substantiate your thesis and argument convincingly and with details from the assigned readings
.
Observe the Chicago Manual of Style referencing practice and
properly cite the passages you quote (i.e. author, title, page number, etc.).
Works cited or references should
not be counted toward the word limit
.
You must proof-read before submission.
Sentences that are incomplete or unintelligible will not be read or credited
.
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Essay TopicCarefully follow the instruction and write five p
1. Essay Topic
Carefully follow the instruction and write
five pages
on the following
due Wednesday midnight New York time
Topic
Since the publication of Edward Saids
Orientalism
(1978), his critique of Orientalist knowledge and
representations ha gradually but deeply affected the way many
scholars approach their research subjects in East Asian Studies.
Clarify several features that Orientalism as defined by Said
shares with Hegels historicism and the stagist theory of
history (Chakrabarty) and discuss the ways in which such
scholars as Wang Hui and Chakrabarty have variously grappled
with the possibility and/or impossibility of countering,
resisting, or doing away with, the Orientalist and historicist
mode of thought. Take
these two
scholars mentioned above and examine their argument in depth.
In your view, do the two scholars offer effective way of getting
out of the Orientalist and historicist discourse or do they
reinforce the structure of thought they set out to question?
Effectively quote key phrases and sentences from the texts to
make your argument convincing and well-substantiated.
Instruction & Points of Assessment
2) Submit a five pages
2. Complete Essay
on
Friday, Nov 2
at the start of your
Friday Tutorial sessions
. (25%) *
Papers must be
type-written, double-spaced, appearing in 12 points Times New
Roman font or its equivalent with 1 margins
. Do not exceed the page/word limit.
Essays that do not respond to the given topic or do not follow
the specific instructions described above will receive no marks.
No resubmission allowed.
The assignment does not ask you to conduct additional research.
You need to present your argument
logically and clearly
,
fully demonstrate the precise understanding of the texts you
3. discuss
and
substantiate your thesis and argument convincingly and with
details from the assigned readings
.
Observe the Chicago Manual of Style referencing practice and
properly cite the passages you quote (i.e. author, title, page
number, etc.).
Works cited or references should
not be counted toward the word limit
.
You must proof-read before submission.
Sentences that are incomplete or unintelligible will not be read
or credited
.
