Edward Said was a Palestinian American academic, political activist, and literary critic who examined literature in light of social and...
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Edward Said's reputation as a serious scholar has taken heavy blows in recent years, and those with a vested interest in Saidism have been busy attempting...
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First articulated in his 1978 book “Orientalism,” philosopher and academic Edward Said critiqued how the West historically portrayed and...
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Edward Said, a possible reading of “Orientalism” Exploration of power, representation, and the west-east relationship.
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[The Middle East Studies Pedagogy Initiative (MESPI) brings you this bouquet of pieces, including peer-reviewed articles, on, or by, Edward...
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Book Club: Edward Said's work highlights the urgent need to recognise the Palestinian struggle, especially in light of Israel's ongoing...
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Edward Said's seminal 1978 book, Orientalism, explores how often racist or romanticised stereotypes create a worldview that justifies...
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Edward Said, here in a Palestinian mural, assembled a wide range of “post-colonial” acolytes in many fields in the social sciences and humanities.
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Islamophobia, the irrational fear and hatred of Islam and Muslims, has deep historical roots. One significant factor is Orientalism,...
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“As a young man visiting a Sufi shrine in Algeria,” remarks the writer Robert Irwin parenthetically in an otherwise scholarly essay on...
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