Abstract
A principle of Othering that underpins also Edward Said’s concept of orientalism is revisited in this article by addressing the (re)presentation of the Orient, and particularly Egypt, in modern Czech women magazines. The analysis of the liberal journal Women’s Horizon (1900 – 1941) and the catholic journal Eve (1904 – 1925) is based on a comparative review of both Egyptian and Czech emancipation processes.
It explores five main questions: Who were authors of articles dealing with Orient? What did they mainly depict? What kind of resources did they use? Whose voice(s) did they represent? How did they talk about women emancipation in Oriental countries? Two detailed case studies of veil and harem pants as symbols of both the Orient and women’s emancipation are discussed.