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Jacqueline Kahanoff’s Levantine Writings: A Critique of Orientalism?
Orientalism as a dualistic “style of thought” (Said) seeks to establish clear boundaries between Europe and “the Orient”, in religious, cultural, political and historical terms. Today, many authors criticize this approach and attempt to move beyond it.
? Would you argue that Jacqueline Kahanoff’s Levantine Writings criticize Orientalist representations of Europe, the Orient, and Jews and move beyond them?
The line of argument- I would like you to follow
I would argue that Kahanoff challenges traditional Orientalist representations as she seeks to define what it is to be a Levantine. (How does she challenge it 3 ways in which she does that)?
Please include your thesis in the introduction stating what you are going to argue, for which you can then argue in three or four steps, each dedicated to a specific point that you explain and illustrate with examples. a strong conclusion at the end. Please make sure you always link back to the question. Please use direct quotations from text to demonstrate examples. I put 60 sources, but again you’re directly quoting from a text so it might go beyond this, use as many as you need to. All secondary sources must be reflected in the bibliography.