A scholar’s identity distance from the object of study predicts Orientalism accusations.

Evidence

In short, it has compelled me to leave open the possibility that my analysis may come to complicate the vision of human fl that I hold most dear, and which has provided the bedrock of my personal existence. — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety, 28 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A scholar could enter Orientalism for aesthetic obscurity rather than imperial purpose — Robert Irwin, For Lust of Knowing: The Orientalists…, 462; Treating distance as an accidental attribute would prevent conflating poets with academic Orientalists; Honest analysis may have to unsettle a scholar’s own deepest values — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival…, 28 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Honest analysis may have to unsettle a scholar’s own deepest values #complicates (0.72) — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety, 28