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Interviews with Edward W. Said / edited by Amritjit Singh and Bruce G. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Said, Edward W.
- Series:
- Conversations with public intellectuals series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Said, Edward W--Interviews.
- Said, Edward W.
- Intellectuals--United States--Interviews.
- Intellectuals.
- Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Orientalism.
- Politics and culture.
- Postcolonialism.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiii, 253 pages ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Edward W. Said
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2004]
- Summary:
- Edward W. Said (1935-2003) was a controversial and influential figure in and around the U.S. academy for well over three decades. His work played a foundational role in the development of postcolonial studies, even as his books -- such as Orientalism (1978), The World, the Text, and the Critic (1983), and Culture and Imperialism (1993) -- contributed to a radical transformation of literary studies. In almost all his interviews, Said's passion and occasional rage shape the probity and complexity of his positions on a variety of topics. In interviews conducted by such notable media figures as Charlie Rose, Scott Simon, Alexander Cockburn, Paula Zahn, and Jim Lehrer, Said elaborates on his quarrels with Marxism, poststructuralism, Western cultural hegemony, and postmodernism. He offers clarifications for his critics and admirers alike on the seeming contradictions in the positions he has taken from time to time. Delightful and edifying, Interviews with Edward W. Said will serve for a long time to come as a rich resource on Said's thoughtful personality and his often provocative views on both personal identity and historical experience.
- Contents:
- The Palestinian Movement / Judy Miller, David Gelber 3
- Palestinian Prospects Now / Mark Bruzonsky 19
- Arafat Visit / Robin MacNeil 36
- Middle East: Boiling Again / Jim Lehrer 39
- Orientalism Revisited: An Interview with Edward W. Said / James Paul 45
- Arab Perspectives of Conflict / Paula Zahn, Harry Smith 59
- Arabesque / Edward Ball 64
- Radical, Chic / Zoe Heller 69
- The Tel Aviv Bombing / Alexander Cockburn 81
- Conversation with Edward Said / Bill Ashcroft 84
- What Is Islam? / Alexander Cockburn 104
- Lenses and Tripods: Edward Said / Matthew Rothschild 113
- Roots of the West's Fear of Islam / Ken Shulman 115
- Edward Said / Liane Hansen 118
- An Interview with Edward W. Said / Te-hsing Shan 122
- Edward Said: A Book Review Interview / Neeladri Bhattacharya, Suvir Kaul, Ania Loomba 138
- One-State Solution / Robert Siegel 160
- Edward W. Said / David Barsamian 163
- Edward Said: A Contested History / Scott Sherman 178
- Setting the Record Straight: Edward Said Confronts His Future, His Past, and His Critics / Harvey Blume 184
- Interview: Edward Said Talks about His New Book Out of Place and Exile / Scott Simon 193
- The Connection Interview with Edward Said / Christopher Lydon 199
- Edward Said: Embattled But Unbowed / Haroon Siddiqui 220
- Camp David 2000 / Charlie Rose 224
- Cultures Aren't Watertight / Joan Smith 230.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1578063655
- 1578063663
- OCLC:
- 45320536
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