Open AccessTranslating Representations: Orientalism in the Colonial Indian Province of Bengal (1770s-1830s)
Author(s) -
Emily Larocque
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
constellations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-0509
DOI - 10.29173/cons16284
Subject(s) - orientalism , colonialism , witness , bengal , representation (politics) , conquest , power (physics) , history , sociology , ancient history , law , political science , politics , archaeology , physics , bay , quantum mechanics
The late 18th century to early 19th century British conquest into the Indian province of Bengal provides a fascinating study of the influence of translation and printing on the colonial relationship. Translation, as a form of representation, is yet another lens through which we can analyze Edward Said‟s concept of Orientalism (colonizer/colonized relationships) and witness the complexities and consequences that can result when individuals reinforce and/or subvert these „relations of power.‟