Incorrigible Venice and the war against cliche Export

@article{citeulike:4341589, abstract = {The city of Venice, from at least the 16th century, has been popularly portrayed as a 'fantasmatic' scene of desire by a Western geographical imagination. I argue that these representational strategies closely parallel the homology and practice of Orientalism, most notably documented by Edward Said. Said's argument, however, pays precious little attention to the 'connective imperative' at work between colonial powers, a gendered erotics of knowledge, and heteronormative practices. Focusing on Thomas Mann's novella Death in Venice and Ian McEwan's more recent book The Comfort of Strangers, I argue that both authors continue an 'erotics of composition' -- the historical practice of framing, ordering, and composing Venice in gendered, heterosexist terms -- which bolsters a series of stereotypes about the licentious behavior of 'Orientals'.}, author = {Nally, D.}, citeulike-article-id = {4341589}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/d336t}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.envplan.com/abstract.cgi?id=d336t}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.librarything.com/work/8230151/book/44169037}, doi = {10.1068/d336t}, issn = {0263-7758}, journal = {Environment and Planning D: Society and Space}, keywords = {edwardsaid, fantasy, ianmcewan, italy, orientalism, thomasmann, venice}, pages = {295--312}, posted-at = {2009-04-17 09:11:23}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Pion Ltd}, title = {Incorrigible Venice and the war against cliche}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/d336t}, volume = {22}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4341589 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4341589 N2 - The city of Venice, from at least the 16th century, has been popularly portrayed as a 'fantasmatic' scene of desire by a Western geographical imagination. I argue that these representational strategies closely parallel the homology and practice of Orientalism, most notably documented by Edward Said. Said's argument, however, pays precious little attention to the 'connective imperative' at work between colonial powers, a gendered erotics of knowledge, and heteronormative practices. Focusing on Thomas Mann's novella Death in Venice and Ian McEwan's more recent book The Comfort of Strangers, I argue that both authors continue an 'erotics of composition' -- the historical practice of framing, ordering, and composing Venice in gendered, heterosexist terms -- which bolsters a series of stereotypes about the licentious behavior of 'Orientals'. JF - Environment and Planning D: Society and Space SN - 0263-7758 EP - 312 TI - Incorrigible Venice and the war against cliche PB - Pion Ltd VL - 22 SP - 295 KW - edwardsaid KW - fantasy KW - ianmcewan KW - italy KW - orientalism KW - thomasmann KW - venice AU - Nally, D PY - 2004/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/d336t ER -