The New Orientalism: The Influence of Media Representation of ‘the Other’ in International Affairs
Journal: ASR Chiang Mai University Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Year: 2019

The concept of Orientalism refers to the distorted manner in which Eastern people and cultures are often viewed by the West. Despite long awareness of this tendency it persists in modern media. However, its focus shifts depending upon which states are perceived by Western governments as presenting the most significant threat to their dominance of international affairs. In recent years Russia and China have begun to supplant the Islamic world as preeminent among such perceived threats. This paper