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Edward Said

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Also known as Edward Wadie Said

Palestinian-American professor (1935–2003)

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Edward Wadie Said was a male writer, literary critic, journalist, and philosopher born in Jerusalem in 1935. He held citizenship in the United States and Mandatory Palestine. Said was educated at Harvard University, Princeton University, Northfield Mount Hermon School, and Victoria College. He worked at Columbia University and was located in New York City and Cairo. He spoke Arabic, English, and Levantine Arabic.

His notable work includes *Orientalism*. He received the Guggenheim Fellowship, Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, American Book Awards, and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. Said was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Arab Academy of Damascus, and American Philosophical Society. He was influenced by Michel Foucault and Jean-Paul Sartre. He died of leukemia in New York City in 2003.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1935
Died
2003
Works
152

Top works

  • al-Naqd wa-al-mujtamaʻ
  • The letters of Joseph Conrad
  • Ḥarb al-ʻālamayn al-ūlá
  • La Posmodernidad
  • Orientalism

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Film & TV

Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine

Known for

  • Echoing Voices: From the Words of Edward W. Said — Self2025
  • The man who predicted the future of the Arabs — himself2019
  • Edward Said: Out of Place — Self2018
  • Ethos — Self2011
  • Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said — Self2006
  • Knowledge Is the Beginning — Self2005
  • Edward Said: The Last Interview2004
  • Selves and Others: A Portrait of Edward Said2004
  • Edward Said On Orientalism: "The Orient" Represented in Mass Media1998
  • On 'Orientalism' — Self1998

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
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Listeners
351
Total plays
2,540

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Edward Wadie Said (Arabic: إدوارد وديع سعيد, transliteration: Edward Wādi Sa‘id) (1 November 1935 – 25 September 2003) was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and outspoken Palestinian activist. He was Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and is regarded as a founding figure in post-colonial theory. Said is best known for describing and critiquing "Orientalism", which he perceived as a constellation of false assumptions underlying Western attitudes toward the East. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Edward+Said">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Mandatory Palestine
Place of birth
Jerusalem
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
researcher
Educated at
St. George's School, Palestine
Employer
Columbia University
Languages spoken
Levantine Arabic
Notable work
Orientalism
Image
Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim in Sevilla, 2002 (Said).jpg
Work location
Cairo
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Edward Said
cause of death
leukemia
date of birth
1935-11-01
date of death
2003-09-24
manner of death
natural causes
member of
American Philosophical Society
influenced by
Jean-Paul Sartre
relative
Khalil Beidas
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Edward Wadie Said
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Edward Said, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, in 1935, Said was a United States citizen by way of his father, who had served in the United States Army during World War I. After the 1948 Palestine war, he relocated the family to Egypt, where they had previously lived, and then to the United States. Said enrolled at the secondary school Victoria College while in Egypt and Northfield Mount Hermon School after arriving in the United States. He graduated from Princeton University in 1957 and received a doctorate in English literature from Harvard University in 1964. His principal influences were Antonio Gramsci, Frantz Fanon, Aimé Césaire, Michel Foucault, and Theodor W. Adorno.

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