Edward Said on Orientalism / Media Education Foundation ; executive producer & director, Sut Jhally ; producer & editor, Sanjay Talreja.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Said, Edward W. Orientalism, author.

Contributor:

Talreja, Sanjay, producer, editor.

Jhally, Sut, director, producer, host.

Media Education Foundation, distributor.

Said, Edward W.

Series:

Video resources for the 21st century

Race & diversity series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Said, Edward W. Orientalism.

Said, Edward W.

Asia--Foreign public opinion, Western.

Asia.

Middle East--Foreign public opinion, Western.

Middle East.

Asia--Study and teaching.

Middle East--Study and teaching.

Imperialism.

East and West.

Genre:

Lectures.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (40 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

On Orientalism

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, [1998]

System Details:

VHS, NTSC.

analog

magnetic

VHS

NTSC

Summary:

Edward Said's book Orientalism has been influential in a diverse range of disciplines since its publication in 1978. In this interview he talks about the context in which the book was conceived, its main themes, and how its original thesis relates to the contemporary understanding of "the Orient."

Contents:

Introduction

The repertory of orientalism

Orientalism & empire

American orientalism

Orientalism today : the demonization of Islam in the news and popular culture

Orientalism in action : the media and the Oklahoma City bombing

Orientalism and the Palestinian question.

Participant:

Host, Sut Jhally.

Credits:

Camera and sound, Steven McCarthy, Sanjay Talreja, Viveca Greene ; music, Ravi Shankar, Philip Glass, Stuart Dempster.

Related Work:

Said, Edward W. Orientalism, author.

سعيد، إدوارد. استشراق., author.

OCLC:

40349812