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Hessami Kermani M, Peikari Alamdari M. Redefining identity in the artworks of Jean Leon Gerome based on the orientalist approach of Edward Said. mth 2023; 12 (24) :1-12
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1- Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran. , m.hessami@alzahra.ac.ir
2- Master, Faculty of Art, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Master, Faculty of Art, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
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Identity is the line between "me / the insider" and "them / the other". The characteristics that distinguish us from others are the most important factor in our self-knowledge, but this path of identification does not always work correctly. The West, and specifically Europe in many historical periods, has attempted to construct identities with specific characteristics in various ways. The premise of this research is that the artworks of Jean Leon Gerome are in this format and can be studied. Therefore, this research tries to find out in the form of the main question, "What are the characteristics of the representation of identity in Gerome's artworks?" The main hypothesis of this research states that identity in Gerome's works is based on Orientalist features and has little relation to the situation in Eastern societies. This research has been done by descriptive-analytical method and the required information has been collected by library method. This study examines the representation of identity in Gerome's artworks based on the Orientalist approach in the works of Edward Said. According to this study approach, from Said the West's point of view, in order to acquire the characteristics of rational, logical, advanced, moral, etc., in representing the identity of the East in another position, described them as emotional, irrational, backward and immoral. This introduction was also made through the creation of an Orientalist discourse in which art and works of art were also involved in its formation and had a significant impact on the expansion of the constructed identity of the East. The findings of this study indicate that Gerome in his works sought to promote and expand the identity created by the West, which contradicted its reality. He also created works with a minimal encounter with the wider Eastern world, representing their Orientalist identities, and in this way considered racial superiority, moral inferiority, and colonial goals.
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