Edward Said On Orientalism: "The Orient" Represented in Mass Media
Plot: Edward Said's book Orientalism has been profoundly influential in a diverse range of disciplines since its publication in 1978. In this engaging and lavishly illustrated interview he talks about the context within which the book was conceived, its main themes, and how its original thesis relates to the contemporary understanding of "the Orient" as represented in the mass media
Release Date:
Wednesday, October 21 1998
26 years ago
26 years ago