Progress, Secularism and the Orientalist Gaze | Politics

Olivier Roy, a professor of Orientalism, joins Centre Stage to speak concerning the roots of Orientalism and the enduring delusion of how solely the West represents progress. From colonial-era narratives to modern-day politics, Roy explores how the International South remains to be perceived by way of a Eurocentric lens — and what that claims about our civilisation, modernity and the West’s ongoing wrestle with pluralism.

This episode is produced in partnership with the Worldwide Convention on Orientalism, an mental and tutorial platform that brings collectively main students within the area to foster knowledgeable dialogue in the direction of a balanced civilizational engagement.