Edward Said is perhaps best known as the author of the landmark study Orientalism , a book which changed the face of critical theory and shaped the emerging field of post-colonial studies, and for his controversial journalism on the Palestinian political situation. Looking at the context and the impact of Said's scholarship and journalism, this book examinesSaid's key ideas,...
Edward Said is perhaps best known as the author of the landmark study Orientalism , a book which changed the face of critical theory and shaped the emerging field of post-colonial studies, and for his controversial journalism on the Palestinian political situation. Looking at the context and the impact of Said's scholarship and journalism, this book examinesSaid's key ideas, including: the significance of 'worldliness', 'amateurism', 'secular criticism', 'affiliation' and 'contrapuntal reading' the place of text and critic in 'the world' knowledge, power and the construction of the 'Other' links between culture and imperialism exile, identity and the plight of Palestine anew chapter looking at Said's later work and style This popular guide has been fully updated and revised in a new edition, suitable for readers approachingSaid'swork for the first time as well as those already familiar with the work of this important theorist. The result is the ideal guide to one of the twentiethcentury's most engaging critical thinkers.
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What I love about Said is that most contemporary critics remain theoretical and largely confined to the ivory tower of academia which is grossly inaccessible to most people, while Said's stance is alw...What I love about Said is that most contemporary critics remain theoretical and largely confined to the ivory tower of academia which is grossly inaccessible to most people, while Said's stance is always firmly rooted in a notion of the role of the intellectual. He tries to negotiate between realist position and structuralist position.(展开)
1 有用 ImButaWave 2021-07-15 15:51:25
What I love about Said is that most contemporary critics remain theoretical and largely confined to the ivory tower of academia which is grossly inaccessible to most people, while Said's stance is alw... What I love about Said is that most contemporary critics remain theoretical and largely confined to the ivory tower of academia which is grossly inaccessible to most people, while Said's stance is always firmly rooted in a notion of the role of the intellectual. He tries to negotiate between realist position and structuralist position. (展开)
0 有用 甚虚道长 2022-03-17 05:53:46
简明扼要，对于萨义德思想体系和重要观点的解读很清晰。可以说是思想家导读类书籍的典范了
0 有用 噤声的庶民 2022-11-23 22:00:42 江苏
有点啰嗦，好多地方感觉在反复复读，不知道是不是在实践amateurism？虽然我觉得萨义德不是一个特别难理解的思想家，但是读一读导读也许是有助益的