The West and the Rest- Stuart Hall

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts from the lecture on 'The West and the Rest: Discourse and Power', focusing on the definitions of significant terms and their relevance in the context of the discourse analyzed.

Discourse

A coherent body of speech or writing that represents a particular type of knowledge about a topic.

The West

A historical construct referring to developed, industrialized, urbanized, capitalist, secular, and modern societies.

The Rest

Non-Western societies that are often represented in contrast to the West.

Eurocentrism

A worldview that centers European culture and history as superior and normative.

Orientalism

A discourse that constructs and produces knowledge about Eastern societies, framing them as exotic and inferior.

Stereotyping

Oversimplified and widely shared ideas about particular groups that reduce complex identities to basic traits.

Ideology

A set of beliefs that produce knowledge supporting the interests of a particular group.

Colonialism

The practice of acquiring control over another country or territory, often coupled with exploitation of resources and domination of local populations.

Representation

The depiction of ideas or concepts; in sociology, how societies perceive and depict other cultures.

Modernity

A historical period marked by the rise of industrialized, capitalist societies and corresponding cultural changes.