By Kylan Rutherford In 1978 Edward Said coined the term “Orientalism” to describe the Western world’s habit of misrepresenting and patronizing cultures in the Eastern world. For centuries, Western empires have construed the East as a mystifying world of adventure, seduction, and abundant treasure; explorers and colonizers would come back with tall tales of palace courts and jungle tribes. The East was sexy. It was also–and … Continue reading When the Far East Becomes the Near West