The Orient: A Vibrant Prism, not a Static Reflection. Revisiting Postcolonial Theories Between East and West

The primary objective of this study is to reinvestigate the themes\r\nof identity and cultural diversity through theoretical perspectives\r\naccessible to postcolonial theories. The concept of cultural alterity\r\nis embedded within a logical structure that oscillates between\r\nself-reference and denial of the Other. The Western moral and\r\ncultural superiority has been adopted as an unchallenged model,\r\nwhere each reality is valued and inserted as a global, Westernized\r\nperspective. In this regard, a significant interdisciplinary research corpus, particularly in Anglo-Saxon countries, has criticized the\r\ndiscriminatory features of these studies, highlighting the nexus\r\nbetween power and culture, and the polarity of Orient/Occident.\r\nConsequently, the chosen postcolonial theories here do not adopt\r\nchronological values and do not refer to the period following colonialism.\r\nInstead, they aim to critique different patterns and invite\r\nto rethink the world that produced and disseminated Western colonialism.\r\nUltimately, the reconfiguration of the concept of modernity\r\nto include all marginalized cultures is one of the primary\r\nobjectives of this study.