Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 502
The Writers’ Bloc with Kathryn S. on Orientalism

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The eclectic scholar Kathryn S. ^[2] returned to join host Nick Jeelvy on the latest broadcast of The Writers’ Bloc for a discussion on Orientalism — what happens when Western man gazes eastwards — and it is now available for download and online listening.

Topics discussed include:

00:08:30 Kathryn’s introduction (her essay “I Dream of Djinni: Orientalist Manias in Western Lands,” Part 1 ^[3] and Part 2 ^[4])
00:13:00 Donations
00:16:30 Orientalism according to Edward Said
00:35:00 Western ruling class perception of its own population
00:42:00 Napoleon
00:47:00 Western curiosity about the world
00:59:00 Where Said gets it wrong
01:08:00 Superchats
01:09:00 Decadent xenophilia towards the Orient
01:20:00 Superstitious peasants and folk horror
01:41:00 Is it possible to have a healthy Orientalism?
01:56:00 Summary

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https://counter-currents.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/The-Writers-Bloc-Orientalism-with-Kathryn-S-Oct-30-2022.mp3 ^[5]

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