Don’t be fooled by the colorful and relaxing paintings created by the French Orientalists! These 19th century artists really liked to objectify women. Listen as Klaire Lockheart reveals the problematic aspects of Orientalism, argues with dead artists, and introduces you to the brodalisque.
Artists and Artwork: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (Grande Odalisque, Turkish Bath, Portrait of Monsieur Bertin), Jean-Léon Gérôme (Pollice Verso, Snake Charmer, the Meuzzin, the Grief of the Pasha Sabre Dance in a Café, the Slave Market), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Eugène Delacroix, Guerrilla Girls (Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?), and Felix Nadar
Additional Topics: Edward Said (Orientalism), Mohja Kahf (Western Representations of the Muslim Woman), Odalisques, Harems, Karin van Nieuwkerk (A Trade Like Any Other: Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt), Colonialism, Cultural Appropriation, Gladiator, Linda Nochlin (“The Imaginary Orient”), Awalim, Belly Dancers, and Ghawazee