Said: Selected Works

Author: (American) Edward Said; translated by Xie Shaobo, Han Gang, et al.
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: Edward W. Said was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, and is currently a professor in the English Department at Columbia University in the United States. Said is an interventionist intellectual who strives to break free from the control of the university theory machine, thereby combining theory with real-world practice. Initially, Said spoke as a traditional critic, but later, in the theories of Foucault and Gramsci, he discovered power, organization, control, hegemony, and the various resistances against them. Said's greatest achievement is his description, examination, and persistent critique of European Orientalism, which triggered a massive wave of postcolonial theory. Said is not an obscure or overly complex theorist, despite his deep knowledge of university theories. He is not just a theoretical authority; his focus on the Palestinian issue, his sharp criticism of American imperialism in the Gulf War and the Kosovo War, and his emphasis on the mission of intellectuals all make us feel the immense practical power unleashed by theory and theorists.