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Reading orientalism : Said and the unsaid, Daniel Martin Varisco

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"The late Edward Said remains one of the most influential critics and public intellectuals of our time, with lasting contributions to many disciplines. Much of his reputation derives from the phenomenal multidisciplinary influence of his 1978 book Orientalism. Said's seminal polemic analyzes novels, travelogues, and academic texts to argue that a dominant discourse of West over East has warped virtually all past European and American representation of the Near East. But despite the book's wide acclaim, no systematic critical survey of the rhetoric in Said's representation of Orientalism and the resulting impact on intellectual culture has appeared until today." "Drawing on the discussion of Said's work in more than 600 bibliographic entries, Daniel Martin Varisco has written an intellectual history of the debates that Said's work has sparked in several disciplines, highlighting in particular its reception among Arab and European scholars. While pointing out Said's tendency to essentialize and privilege certain texts at the expense of those that do not comfortably fit his theoretical framework, Varisco analyzes the commentary the book has engendered in Oriental studies, literary and cultural studies, feminist scholarship, history, political science, and anthropology. He employs "critical satire" to parody the exaggerated and pedantic aspects of post-colonial discourse, including Said's underappreciation of the role of irony and reform in many of the texts he cites. The end result is a companion volume to Orientalism and the vast research it inspired. Rather than contribute to dueling essentialisms, Varisco provides a path to move beyond the binary of East versus West and the polemics of blame." "Reading Orientalism is the most comprehensive survey of Said's writing and thinking to date. It will be of interest to scholars of Middle East studies, anthropology, history, cultural studies, post-colonial studies, and literary studies."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 501 pages).
Contents
  • Orienting Orientalism
  • "One that cannot now be rewritten"
  • Defin[ess]ing Orientalism
  • Verbalizing an orient
  • The growth (benign, cancerous, or otherwise) of Orientalism
  • The said and the unsaid in Said's magnum opus orientale
  • Dissing orientalism: all that Said has done
  • Drawing the fault lines
  • Self-critique more than mere image
  • A novel argument out of blurred genres
  • The seductive charms of and against orientalism
  • Presenting and representing orientalism
  • The essential[ism] problem
  • What is said (but true?) about Said
  • Beyond the binary
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9780295741642
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Reading orientalism : Said and the unsaid
Title
Reading orientalism
Title remainder
Said and the unsaid
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Daniel Martin Varisco
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
"The late Edward Said remains one of the most influential critics and public intellectuals of our time, with lasting contributions to many disciplines. Much of his reputation derives from the phenomenal multidisciplinary influence of his 1978 book Orientalism. Said's seminal polemic analyzes novels, travelogues, and academic texts to argue that a dominant discourse of West over East has warped virtually all past European and American representation of the Near East. But despite the book's wide acclaim, no systematic critical survey of the rhetoric in Said's representation of Orientalism and the resulting impact on intellectual culture has appeared until today." "Drawing on the discussion of Said's work in more than 600 bibliographic entries, Daniel Martin Varisco has written an intellectual history of the debates that Said's work has sparked in several disciplines, highlighting in particular its reception among Arab and European scholars. While pointing out Said's tendency to essentialize and privilege certain texts at the expense of those that do not comfortably fit his theoretical framework, Varisco analyzes the commentary the book has engendered in Oriental studies, literary and cultural studies, feminist scholarship, history, political science, and anthropology. He employs "critical satire" to parody the exaggerated and pedantic aspects of post-colonial discourse, including Said's underappreciation of the role of irony and reform in many of the texts he cites. The end result is a companion volume to Orientalism and the vast research it inspired. Rather than contribute to dueling essentialisms, Varisco provides a path to move beyond the binary of East versus West and the polemics of blame." "Reading Orientalism is the most comprehensive survey of Said's writing and thinking to date. It will be of interest to scholars of Middle East studies, anthropology, history, cultural studies, post-colonial studies, and literary studies."--Jacket
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Varisco, Daniel Martin
Dewey number
950
Index
index present
Language note
English
LC call number
DS61.85
LC item number
.V37 2007eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
Publications on the Near East
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  • Said, Edward W
  • Orientalism
  • Asia
  • Middle East
  • East and West
  • Said, Edward W
  • Said, Edward W
  • Said, Edward W
  • HISTORY
  • HISTORY / Middle East / General
  • East and West
  • Orientalism
  • Education
  • Asia
  • Middle East
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Reading orientalism : Said and the unsaid, Daniel Martin Varisco
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-488) and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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text
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Contents
Orienting Orientalism -- "One that cannot now be rewritten" -- Defin[ess]ing Orientalism -- Verbalizing an orient -- The growth (benign, cancerous, or otherwise) of Orientalism -- The said and the unsaid in Said's magnum opus orientale -- Dissing orientalism: all that Said has done -- Drawing the fault lines -- Self-critique more than mere image -- A novel argument out of blurred genres -- The seductive charms of and against orientalism -- Presenting and representing orientalism -- The essential[ism] problem -- What is said (but true?) about Said -- Beyond the binary
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802284293
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 501 pages).
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9780295741642
Lccn
2007013795
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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22573/ctvct4zkj
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not applicable
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unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)802284293
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Label
Reading orientalism : Said and the unsaid, Daniel Martin Varisco
Publication
Copyright
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-488) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Orienting Orientalism -- "One that cannot now be rewritten" -- Defin[ess]ing Orientalism -- Verbalizing an orient -- The growth (benign, cancerous, or otherwise) of Orientalism -- The said and the unsaid in Said's magnum opus orientale -- Dissing orientalism: all that Said has done -- Drawing the fault lines -- Self-critique more than mere image -- A novel argument out of blurred genres -- The seductive charms of and against orientalism -- Presenting and representing orientalism -- The essential[ism] problem -- What is said (but true?) about Said -- Beyond the binary
Control code
802284293
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 501 pages).
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780295741642
Lccn
2007013795
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
22573/ctvct4zkj
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)802284293
System details
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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