Westernization

About: Westernization is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1154 publications have been published within this topic receiving 15791 citations. The topic is also known as: occidentalization.

Anthropology and Japanese Modernity

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Introduction: Englishization and the New Asian Subjectivity

Abstract: English has had the status of an international language since the nineteenth century, when the British Empire was established. It has been the most widely used language in the world, not only for business and technology but also for education, government, popular entertainment, aviation services, and international exchange. From a postcolonial perspective, the British Empire, though often condemned as economic exploitation and domination, is by far the most powerful attempt at Westernizing the world, bringing about far-reaching cultural changes in the past two centuries. To a large extent, the British Empire can still be felt in many parts of the world, particularly in Asia, through legacies of the colonial systems and the presence of English. A major legacy of the Empire is the Englishization of the world. The language of colonization, English is the major language of Westernization, or modernization, at least for Asia, if not for other parts of the English-speaking world.

Türkiye'de Müzeciliğin Gelişimi

Abstract: Since the first ages, the motive of collecting flourishing in religios and other sacred traditions were also the basis for art that has also been the core of collections. Collection was the main reason to establish the museums which led foundation of current museums. Upon opening collections to the public in the eighteenth century, brought about the need for systematic corporate approaches, in addition to the exhibitive and informative functions, and with the social, economic and political developments encountered in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the museums entered a fast-changing development process. Today, within this process, museums aim at social totality with a visitor and communication based approach. In our country, museums' target is primarily the protection of our rich historical and cultural heritage and the museums emerged as a "contemporary organization" as an indicator of westernization efforts in 19th century. This assumption about organizational process of museums also emphasizes two important factors, which effected the formation of museum applications in Turkey. One of these is: "protection" of historical and cultural heritage and the other concept is: "a contemporary institution as an indicator of westernization". The objective of this study is to emphasize influences of Westernization process in museum applications and formation while discussing development of museums in Turkey. Keywo rds: Museums in Turkey, ramification of collections, museum architecture.

Differentiating African and Western Feminisms through Room Symbolism

Abstract: The current study is a comparative analysis of the room symbolism in some Western and African feminist writings, such as Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, Monique Ilboudo's 'Le feminisme au Burkina Faso: mythes et realites?', and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's We Should all be Feminists. Thus, this paper tries to shed light on these female writers' projections of feminism by 'decoding' the room images found in their works and by making comparative projections that demonstrate the necessity to make a distinction between African and Western feminisms.

Conclusion to the Series of Articles on the UAE Penal Law (with Glossary and Bibliography)

Abstract: Since the tum of the century, conflict between modernisation and traditionalism has dominated life in the political, social and legal spheres of most Muslim countries. Modemisation refers to the adoption of Western concepts, values, laws and institutions; traditionalism, on the other hand, means the preservation of all the concepts, values and institutions of Islam, including its law. In most Muslim countries, the first few decades of this century witnessed rapid modernisation; the seventies and the eighties, however, have brought about a marked retum to traditionalism. In Arab Middle Eastem countries, the process of modernisation started ir the first half of this century with de adoption of the Westem concept of the nationstate and the wholesale adoption of Western laws and institutions. The modernisation process also involved a complete abolition of the sovereignty of Islac law (Shari'a), considered for over a millennium as the highest law of Islam. Most of the adopted Western laws go against the indigenous socio-cultural norms and rules, especially those norllls and rules relating to Islam and to the Shari'. For this reason de trend towards Westernisation was from the outset vehemently rejected by many Muslims, scholars as well as ordinary citizens, who instead sought the abandomnent of Westernisaiion in favour of a return to Islarn. Seeking a resoluiion to such socio-political unrest and to the conflict between