reverse orientalism

is an attempt to reverse the power relationship by valorizing the devalued other that, however well-intentioned, leave in place the divide that structured the oppression.

Where attempts to reverse the power relationship proceed by seeking to valorize for the self what in the former system had been devalued as other' (144). Once Orientalism is 'objectified,' even in its reverse form, 'it leaves in place the divide that structured the experiences of selfhood and oppression on which it builds' (145).

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reverse orientalism