Edward W. Said's stature as a major contemporary American critic rests on highly original works that link theories of representation to cultural politics. Earlier in his career, he was one of a handful of "advance-guard" critics of his generation to...

Born November 1, 1935 Jerusalem, Palestine Died September 25, 2003 New York, New York Political, social, and arts critic and commentator; contributor to Palestine's Declaration of Statehood (1988) Edward...

SAID, EDWARD W. (1935–2003) is best known as the author of the influential and widely read Orientalism (1978), a study of the modes of thought and writing which have created a Manichean and essentialist divide between "the Orient"...

Edward Wadie Saïd (Arabic: إدوارد وديع سعيد, transliteration: Edward Wadīʿ Saʿīd; 1 November 1935 – 25 September, 2003) was a Palestinian American literary theorist, music and cultural critic, political activist, and an outspoken...

1 NOVEMBER 1935-25 SEPTEMBER 2003 EDWARD W. SAID, who died on 25 September 2003, was best known for his enormously influential book Orientalism (1978) and for his unceasing activity on behalf of the Palestinian people. He had been ill for some time, and...

Edward Said delivered this Address at the AUC Commencement in 1999, on the occasion of receiving an honorary doctorate degree. The academic space, he believes, is founded on freedom, which he commends in all its forms: opposing all restrictions and violation of that...

The Democratic Party has ignored Southern voters in the past and it's unlikely two of the major Democratic presidential candidates _ Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama _ will spend much time in the South, said Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic candidate John Edwards.She...

Elizabeth Edwards accused Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton of copying the health care plan outlined more than seven months ago by her husband, John.The New York senator has failed to lead on an issue in which she has extensive experience, Edwards said."Does Mrs. Clinton's...

In the following interview, which originally took place in March, 1989, Said speaks out about his music criticism, the role of the public intellectual, the significance of performance of drama and music, and the influence of "interculturalism" on the construction of artistic canons.

In the following interview which took place at the PEN Congress in New York in 1986, Said discusses the identity of the Palestinian conscious based on historical and literary themes in his writings.

In the following review, Wood appraises the strengths and weaknesses of Culture and Imperialism, linking its ideas to Said's earlier writings.