On Edward Said's "Orientalism"

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This year's Reith lecturer is the Palestinian American academic, political activist, and literary critic Edward Said. He joined the faculty of Columbia University in 1963 where he is now Professor of English and Comparative Literature. Regarded as one of the founders of post-c ...

The story of Edward Said’s book of literary and cultural criticism, Orientalism. And how it became one of the most controversial books of the 20th century . 

"Western Conceptions of the Orient" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Edward W. Said Category: History 

In this episode, I explain Edward Said's approach to Orientalism. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy