0 the quality of being unusual and exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away, especially a tropical country:
the exoticism of the East
On the one hand, he suggests that exoticism during the age of globalization has led to the erasure of selfhood.
Taylor does not always demonstrate successfully his stated aim: to uncover the social and historical context of exoticism.
Exoticism and its meanings are not univocal, however.
As a result, his argument is sometimes unfocused, his central interest in the relationship between exoticism and selfhood not fully developed.
They are, rather, narrative agents whose actions move the stories forward and develop the authenticity and exoticism of the stories' settings.
I also met people who were fascinated by my 'exoticism', and who opened their houses, treated me with generosity, gave me their love.
Exoticism in most of these operas is conceived of as a pretext for interesting decors, contrasts, a game of typologies.
Dance is a constant in any exotic plot, and is at the heart of operatic exoticism.
