Edward Said

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Edward Said was a prominent Palestinian-American literary critic, cultural theorist, and public intellectual best known for his foundational work "Orientalism" and his influence on postcolonial studies.

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Edward Said canonical 29
Edward Wadie Said 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural theorist
human
literary critic
public intellectual
university professor
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University
Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University
Master of Arts from Harvard University
awardReceived Lannan Literary Award for Lifetime Achievement
Prince of Asturias Award for Concord
causeOfDeath leukemia
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth British Mandate for Palestine
surface form: Mandatory Palestine
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-11-01
dateOfDeath 2003-09-25
educatedAt Harvard University
Princeton University
Victoria College, Alexandria
employer Columbia University
ethnicGroup Palestinian
familyName Said
fieldOfWork comparative literature
cultural theory
literary criticism
postcolonial studies
fullName Edward Said self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edward Wadie Said
genre non-fiction
givenName Edward
hasInfluenced Aijaz Ahmad
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Homi J. Bhabha
surface form: Homi K. Bhabha

Talal Asad
influenced Middle Eastern studies
cultural studies
postcolonial studies
subaltern studies
knownFor advocacy for Palestinian rights
critique of Orientalism
foundational work in postcolonial theory
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
English
memberOf Palestine Liberation Organization
surface form: Palestine National Council
movement critical theory
postcolonialism
nationality Palestinian-American
notableWork Beginnings: Intention and Method
Covering Islam
Culture and Imperialism
Orientalism
Representations of the Intellectual
Question of Palestine
surface form: The Question of Palestine
occupation essayist
music critic
professor
writer
placeOfBirth Jerusalem
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University
University Professor at Columbia University
religion Anglican Christianity
spouse Mariam C. Said

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Daniel Barenboim foundedWith Edward Said
Edward Said fullName Edward Said self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Edward Wadie Said
Michel Foucault influenced Edward Said
Antonio Gramsci influenced Edward Said
Orientalism author Edward Said
Orientalism associatedWith Edward Said
Hitch-22 mentions Edward Said
Culture and Imperialism author Edward Said
Covering Islam author Edward Said
Mariam C. Said spouse Edward Said
Mariam C. Said spouseOf Edward Said
Mariam C. Said associatedWith Edward Said
Mariam C. Said relative Edward Said
Paul-Michel influenced Edward Said
subject surface form: Paul-Michel Foucault
Erasmus Prize notableLaureate Edward Said