An Intertextual Meditation on Edward W. Said’s Representations of the Intellectual: Roughly Thirty Years Later
An Intertextual Meditation on Edward W. Said’s Representations of the Intellectual: Roughly Thirty Years Later
Author(s): Andrew UrieSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Book-Review
Published by: Universitatea din Bucuresti - Sectia de Studii Americane
Keywords: Edward Said; Representations of the Intellectual; culture wars; cultural criticism; public intellectuals;
Summary/Abstract: In this wide-ranging article I engage in a detailed meditation on the book Representations of the Intellectual (1994) by the late, great Palestinian-American academic and cultural critic Edward W. Said (1935-2003). In the course of discussing and evaluating Representations of the Intellectual roughly thirty years after its initial publication, I historically contextualize the book in relation to key cultural and sociopolitical issues of its relative era while simultaneously positioning it in intertextual dialogue with a variety of texts that help shed light on its core strengths, key limitations, and ultimate enduring significance as work that compels readers to think and question.
Journal: [Inter]sections
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 1-32
- Page Count: 32
- Language: English