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.
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Echoing Voices: From the Words of Edward W. Said
2025·0.0
The man who predicted the future of the Arabs
2019·0.0
Edward Said: Out of Place
2018·10.0
Ethos
2011·6.9
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
2006·6.3
Knowledge Is the Beginning
2005·9.0
Selves and Others: A Portrait of Edward Said
2004·7.7
Edward Said: The Last Interview
2004·7.0
In Search of Palestine: Edward Said's Return Home
1998·0.0
Edward Said On Orientalism: "The Orient" Represented in Mass Media
1998·0.0
On 'Orientalism'
1998·0.0
Edward Said: The Myth of "The Clash of Civilizations”
1998·0.0
Edward Said: The Idea of Empire
1993·0.0
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
1992·6.0
Exiles: Edward Said
1988·9.0
Writers in Conversation: Edward Said with Salman Rushdie
1986·0.0
The Shadow of the West
1983·0.0