Edward Said

Biography

Edward Wadie Said (1 November 1935 – 24 September 2003) was a Palestinian and American academic, literary critic, and political activist. As a professor of literature at Columbia University, he was among the founders of post-colonial studies. As a cultural critic, Said is best known for his book Orientalism (1978), a foundational text which critiques the cultural representations that are the bases of Orientalism—how the Western world perceives the Orient. His model of textual analysis transformed the academic discourse of researchers in literary theory, literary criticism, and Middle Eastern studies.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Ethos (2011) — Self
2. Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth (1992) — Self - Presenter
3. Edward Said: The Last Interview (2004)
4. Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2006) — Self
5. Selves and Others: A Portrait of Edward Said (2004)
6. HARDtalk (1997)
7. Exiles: Edward Said (1988) — Self
8. Knowledge Is the Beginning (2005) — Self
9. Edward Said: Out of Place (2018) — Self
10. Edward Said On Orientalism: "The Orient" Represented in Mass Media (1998)
11. On 'Orientalism' (1998) — Self
12. Writers in Conversation: Edward Said with Salman Rushdie (1986) — Himself
13. In Search of Palestine: Edward Said's Return Home (1998) — Edward Said
14. The man who predicted the future of the Arabs (2019) — himself
15. The Shadow of the West (1983) — Narrator (voice)
16. Edward Said: The Idea of Empire (1993) — Self - Host
17. Echoing Voices: From the Words of Edward W. Said (2025) — Self
18. Edward Said: The Myth of "The Clash of Civilizations” (1998)
19. Edward Said: Between Worlds — Self
20. Exiles (1988) — Self