The studied peoples eventually objected to being the object of orientalist study

Evidence

There was also, not immediately, but at a somewhat later stage, an objection from those who, so to speak, represented the object of these studies, that is to say, those who came from the countries of Asia and Africa. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 2068

Categorization

• XREF: Political, justice-oriented critiques and the shift toward self-representation in formerly colonized academies.