Edward Said on orientalism / Media Education Foundation ; executive producer & director, Sut Jhally ; producer & editor, Sanjay Talreja.

Edward Said on orientalism / Media Education Foundation ; executive producer & director, Sut Jhally ; producer & editor, Sanjay Talreja.

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Edward Said's book Orientalism has been influential in a diverse range of disciplines since its publication in 1978. In this interview he talks about the context in which the book was conceived, its main themes, and how its original thesis relates to the contemporary understanding of "the...

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Said, Edward W., Jhally, Sut, Talreja, Sanjay
Corporate Contributor: Media Education Foundation.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, ©2002.
Subjects:
Said, Edward W. > Orientalism.
Imperialism.
East and West.
Asia > Foreign public opinion, Western.
Middle East > Foreign public opinion, Western.
Asia > Study and teaching.
Middle East > Study and teaching.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The repertory of orientalism
  • Orientalism & empire
  • American orientalism
  • Orientalism today : the demonization of Islam in the news and popular culture
  • Orientalism in action : the media and the Oklahoma City bomb
  • Orientalism and the Palestinian question
  • End credits.

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