Edward Said
Acting
Born: 1935-11-01 in Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Biography
Edward Wadie Said (1 November 1935 – 24 September 2003) was a Palestinian and American academic, literary critic, and political activist. As a professor of literature at Columbia University, he was among the founders of post-colonial studies. As a cultural critic, Said is best known for his book Orientalism (1978), a foundational text which critiques the cultural representations that are the bases of Orientalism—how the Western world perceives the Orient. His model of textual analysis transformed the academic discourse of researchers in literary theory, literary criticism, and Middle Eastern studies.
Known For
HARDtalk
Edward Said On Orientalism: "The Orient" Represented in Mass Media
Exiles
Self
Edward Said: Out of Place
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Edward Said: Between Worlds
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Knowledge Is the Beginning
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Aida's Brothers & Sisters
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Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
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Ethos
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Edward Said: The Myth of "The Clash of Civilizations”
Edward Said: The Idea of Empire
Self - Host
In Search of Palestine: Edward Said's Return Home
Edward Said
The Shadow of the West
Narrator (voice)
Edward Said: The Last Interview
Exiles: Edward Said
Self
The man who predicted the future of the Arabs
himself
Selves and Others: A Portrait of Edward Said
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
Self - Presenter