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Akasha Sohail Fathepuri
Aspiration Statement
My degree developed strong critical analysis, helping me understand human behavior, cultural trends, and social dynamics, shaping a thoughtful approach to communication and storytelling.
Core Skills
- Canva
- Jmp
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Twine (Gaming Software)
Preferred Career Paths
First priority: Education (Teaching)
Second priority: Marketing/PR
Third priority: Journalism
Experience
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Image Corporation, Marketing Intern (July – August 2025)
Publications / Creative Projects
- Published short story in Beautiful and Doomed: Volume II
- Aspiring Pens; "The Lost Lamb"
Final Year Project
Project Title
Exoticism for Sale: Orientalism, Mysticism, and the Western Gaze
Description
My final-year capstone, *Exoticism for Sale: Orientalism, Mysticism, and the Western Gaze*, is a 12,000+ word research project examining how Orientalist aesthetics and narratives continue to circulate within contemporary Western cultural markets. Drawing on postcolonial scholarship and critical cultural analysis, the project investigates how images of “mysticism” and “exoticism” are commodified and repackaged for global consumption. It situates these representations within broader philosophical and capitalist frameworks to understand how such portrayals persist beyond their colonial origins. By synthesizing existing academic literature with original analysis, the project argues that these narratives are not only historically inherited but also actively reproduced through consumer culture and cultural compliance.