Edward Said and the Work of the Critic: Speaking Truth to Power by Paul A. Bov?

Description: Edward Said and the Work of the Critic by Paul A. Bové Assesses various aspects of Edward Saids work - his contributions to postcolonial theory, his work on racism and ethnicity, his aesthetics and his resistance to the aestheticization of politics, his concepts of figuration, his assessment of the role of the exile in a metropolitan culture, and his work on music and the visual arts. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An assessment of nearly every aspect of Edward Saids work. It addresses his contributions to postcolonial theory, his work on racism and ethnicity, his aesthetics and his resistance to the aestheticization of politics, his concepts of figuration, his assessment of the role of the exile in a metropolitan culture, and his work on music and the visual arts. The contributors include Jonathan Arac, Terry Cochran, Barbara Harlow, Kojin Karatani, Rashid I. Khalidi, Sabu Kohsu, Ralph Locke, Mustapha Marrouchi, Jim Merod and Lindsay Waters. Notes A distinguished panel of contributors assess and expand Edward Saids many contributions to the study of colonialism, imperialism and representation that have marked his career-long struggle to end conflict and further the effort to build civilisations whose cultures benefit from the coalescence of various people and their histories. Author Biography Paul A. Bové is Professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh. Table of Contents Introduction / Paul A. Bove 1Edward Said talks to Jacqueline Rose / Jacqueline Rose 9The panic of the visual: a conversation with Edward Said / W. J. T. Mitchell 31Race before racism: the disappearance of the American / Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak 51Criticism between opposition and counterpoint / Jonathan Arac 66The matter of language / Terry Cochran 78In responses begins responsibility: music and emotion / Lindsay Waters 97The sublime lyrical abstractions of Edward W. Said / Jim Merod 114Uses of aesthetics: after orientalism / Kojin Karatani 139Edward W. Said and the American public sphere: speaking truth to power / Rashid I. Khalidi 152Sappers in the stacks: colonial archives, land mines, and truth commissions / Barbara Harlow 165Counternarratives, recoveries, refusals / Mustapha Marrouchi 187Auerbach in Istanbul: Edward Said, secular criticism, and the question of minority culture / Aamir R. Mufti 229Exoticism and orientalism in music: problems for the worldly critic / Ralph P. Locke 257Notes 283Index 313 Review "[A] distinguished group of scholars assesses nearly every aspect of Saids work. . . ." --Biodun Iginla, "XCP: Cross Cultural Poetics""[A] useful and wide-ranging collection." --Patrick Williams and Peter Morey, "Years Work in Critical Cultural Theory" Promotional A distinguished panel of contributors assess and expand Edward Saids many contributions to the study of colonialism, imperialism and representation that have marked his career-long struggle to end conflict and further the effort to build civilisations whose cultures benefit from the coalescence of various people and their histories. Promotional "Headline" A distinguished panel of contributors assess and expand Edward Saids many contributions to the study of colonialism, imperialism and representation that have marked his career-long struggle to end conflict and further the effort to build civilisations whose cultures benefit from the coalescence of various people and their histories. Details ISBN0822325225 Pages 328 Language English ISBN-10 0822325225 ISBN-13 9780822325222 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2000 Imprint Duke University Press Subtitle Speaking Truth to Power Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States Short Title EDWARD SAID & THE WORK-PB Publisher Duke University Press Edition New edition Series A boundary 2 book DOI 10.1604/9780822325222 UK Release Date 2000-06-01 AU Release Date 2000-06-01 NZ Release Date 2000-06-01 US Release Date 2000-06-01 Author Paul A. Bové Publication Date 2000-06-01 Edited by Paul A. Bové DEWEY 801.95092 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131532410;

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