Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 01, 1935
Died
Sep 24, 2003
Place of Birth
Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Credits
22 titles
Edward Said
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
Filmography
Edward Said: Between Worlds
Self
Echoing Voices: From the Words of Edward W. Said
Self
The man who predicted the future of the Arabs
himself
Edward Said: Out of Place
Self
Ethos
Self
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
Self
Knowledge Is the Beginning
Self
Selves and Others: A Portrait of Edward Said
Edward Said: The Last Interview
Aida's Brothers & Sisters
Self
In Search of Palestine: Edward Said's Return Home
Edward Said
Edward Said On Orientalism: "The Orient" Represented in Mass Media
Edward Said: The Myth of "The Clash of Civilizations”
On 'Orientalism'
Self
HARDtalk
Edward Said: The Idea of Empire
Self - Host
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
Self - Presenter
Exiles: Edward Said
Self
Exiles
Self
Writers in Conversation: Edward Said with Salman Rushdie
Himself
The Shadow of the West
Narrator (voice)
The Arabs: A Living History
Writer