Edward Said
Birthday: 1935-11-01 | Place of Birth: Jerusalem, British Mandate of PalestineEdward 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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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2026
Edward Said: Between Worlds
as Self
2025
2019
2011
Ethos
as Self
2006
2005
Knowledge Is the Beginning
as Self
2000
Aida's Brothers & Sisters
as Self
1998
On 'Orientalism'
as Self
1998
1993
Edward Said: The Idea of Empire
as Self - Host
1992
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
as Self - Presenter
1986
1983
The Shadow of the West
as Narrator (voice)
