Kermanshah in Orientalism Discourse: Post-colonialism Analysis

Edward Said in "Orientalism" explains the discursive features of Edward Said in "Orientalism" explains the discursive features of that part of science, which in the nineteenth century arose by scholars, travel writers, poets and novelists, a knowledge that practically does not regard the East as a community or a culture that It acts as a basis for itself, but as a reservoir for Western knowledge. This article, based on post-colonial views (with emphasis on Edward Saeed's views), uses the discourse analysis method to study travelogues describing the cultural geography of Kermanshah. The purpose of this research is to identify the Kermanshah, which has been introduced in the works of Orientalists. The findings indicate that the double layers of the Orientalist (in comparison with the central studies) dominate the writting, which is due to the specific cultural and geographic features of the region.key words : Post colonialism, Orientalism, Discourse, kermanshah