Acting
Edward Said
EN, JA, AR cinema · 19 credits
Born
1 November 1935
Died
24 September 2003 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Also known as Edward Wadie Saïd · إدوارد وديع سعيد · Idwārd Wadīʿ Saʿīd
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
Ethos
as Self
Edward Said: The Idea of Empire
as Self - Host
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
as Self - Presenter
The Shadow of the West
as Narrator (voice), Writer