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    “Professor of Terror” was the headline on the cover of the August, , issue of Commentary. Inside, an article described Edward Said, then a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, as a mouthpiece for Palestinian terrorists and a confidant of Yasir Arafat. “Eduardo Said” was how he was referred to in the F.B.I.’s two-hundred-and-thirty-eight-page file on him—perhaps on the assumption that a terrorist was likely to have a Latin name. V. S. Naipaul willfully mispronounced “Said” to rhyme with “head,” and asserted that he was “an Egyptian who got lost in the world.” Said, an Arab Christian who was frequently taken to be Muslim, recognized the great risks of being misidentified and misunderstood. In “Orientalism” (), the book that made him famous, he set out to answer the question of, as he wrote in the introduction, “what one really is.” The question was pressing for a man who was, simultaneously, a literary theorist, a classical pianist, a music critic,

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    Edward Said

    Palestinian-American academic (–)

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    Edward Wadie Said[a] (1 November – 24 September ) was a Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, and political activist.[1] As a professor of literature at Columbia University, he was among the founders of post-colonial studies.[2] As a cultural critic, Said is best known for his book Orientalism (), a foundational text which critiques the cultural representations that are the bases of Orientalism—how the Western world perceives the Orient.[3][4][5][6] His model of textual analysis transformed the academic discourse of researchers in literary theory, literary criticism, and Middle Eastern studies.[7][8][9][10]

    Born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, in , Said was a United States citizen by way of his father, who had s

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    Postcolonial studies is an academic field that explores the postcolonial school of thought. This school of thought involves a critical analysis of the legacy of colonialism and imperialism across culture, politics, and economics. It focuses on how those from colonised regions and countries have been exploited, and how systems of exploitation and oppression continue to impact them today.

    Edward Said biography

    Edward Said was born on November 1st to Hilda and Wadie Said in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine. His father, Wadie Said was Palestinian however earned American Citizenship for han själv and his family bygd joining the American Expeditionary forces during World War One.

    Mandatory Palestine was a geopolitical area that existed between and in the region of Palestine. Great Britain controlled the area during this time.

    Edward Said: Early life and education

    At age 11, in , Said began studying at St George's School in Jerusalem. This school followed a British style of ed