Edward Said
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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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Edward Said: Between Worlds (2026)
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Aida's Brothers & Sisters (2000)
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Knowledge Is the Beginning (2005)
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Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2006)
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Edward Said: Out of Place (2018)
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Ethos (2011)
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Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth (1992)
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The Shadow of the West (1983)
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Edward Said: The Last Interview (2004)
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Edward Said On Orientalism: "The Orient" Represented in Mass Media (1998)
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Edward Said: The Idea of Empire (1993)
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Selves and Others: A Portrait of Edward Said (2004)
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In Search of Palestine: Edward Said's Return Home (1998)
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The man who predicted the future of the Arabs (2019)
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Edward Said: The Myth of "The Clash of Civilizations” (1998)
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Writers in Conversation: Edward Said with Salman Rushdie (1986)
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Exiles: Edward Said (1988)
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Echoing Voices: From the Words of Edward W. Said (2025)
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On 'Orientalism' (1998)
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