Edward Said
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.
Filmography (19 titles)
Echoing Voices: From the Words of Edward W. Said
Self · 2025
MovieThe man who predicted the future of the Arabs
himself · 2019
10.0MovieEdward Said: Out of Place
Self · 2018
6.9MovieEthos
Self · 2011
6.3MovieOut of Place: Memories of Edward Said
Self · 2006
9.0MovieKnowledge Is the Beginning
Self · 2005
7.7MovieSelves and Others: A Portrait of Edward Said
2004
7.0MovieEdward Said: The Last Interview
2004
MovieIn Search of Palestine: Edward Said's Return Home
Edward Said · 1998
MovieEdward Said On Orientalism: "The Orient" Represented in Mass Media
1998
On 'Orientalism'
Self · 1998
MovieEdward Said: The Myth of "The Clash of Civilizations”
1998
8.7ShowHARDtalk
1997
MovieEdward Said: The Idea of Empire
Self - Host · 1993
6.0MoviePontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
Self - Presenter · 1992
9.0MovieExiles: Edward Said
Self · 1988
ShowExiles
Self · 1988
Writers in Conversation: Edward Said with Salman Rushdie
Himself · 1986
MovieThe Shadow of the West
Narrator (voice) · 1983