Edward Said: Orientalism April 16, 2003

Edward Said (November 1, 1935 - September 25, 2003) delivering the concluding lecture of an Orientalism conference . He was Columbia University Professor of English and Comparative Literature, literary theorist, cultural critic, advocate for Palestinian rights, and a founding figure in postcolonialism. His book, Orientalism, explores the "subtle and persistent Eurocentric prejudice against Arabo-Islamic peoples and their culture." camera: Joe Friendly

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Eurocentric
• Islamophobia
• postcolonialism
• palestinian
• Arabo-Islamic
• prejudice

[jxhensley]

To an oppressor, the truth sounds like hate.

[SinkFink]

Rest in peace Edward, we truly miss you

[mysttracker]

This guy pisses on America while taking money from an institution based in a country where at least he can say stuff like this crap and not go to jail. I find him to just as disgusting as anything he might rail against.

[Omaidan]

you are one of the great thinkers- God have His mercy on your soul

[shamshlam]

I'm not being rude, but if you're in a hurry head to 5:28 for when the lecture starts

[Shido1155]

can anyone summarize this video for me ????

[noddy2309]

Edward Said was a brilliant man.

[grecobactrian]

Edward Said was a man of class and prestige. He used rational and sensible reasoning as opposed to being dictated by mere emotion...that is rare today.

[LearningAutomata]

this lecture is five months before his death(form cancer).

[traccan]

@BerlinerOmar In his books, he focussed mainly on European Orientalism; only a few chapters were concerned with American orientalist representations. Orientalism reached its apogee during the colonial period from 1600-1945; then the process of decolonization changed the landscape, sometimes for the better, not always.