S1E29: Orientalism (3): Introduction (Part 3.1, Pages 9-15)| Edward Said

Reading Orientalism: Introduction (Part 3.1) Distinction between Pure and Political Knowledge  This is is my third lecture in my series of videos on Edward Said's 'Orientalism."  Said's "Orientalism," is one of the most significant books in postcolonial, literary and other fields of humanistic and social sciences studies. In this video I discuss and explain orientalism. introduction, with a view towards understanding Edward Said's  main project in the book. This then is a kind of a summary of the introduction that involves my reading and discussion of the introduction.  If you have ever wondered "What is orientalism" or how does Edward Said employ and explain orientalism as a concept then this series on actually reading Orientalism can be of much use to you. The page numbers that I refer to are from the 1994 Vintage Books edition. I strongly recommend that you should read the book along with these video conversations:   Edward Said. "Orientalism." https://amzn.to/3fZqWLK  Edward Said. "The World, the Text, and the Critic."https://amzn.to/38sFDEn  Raymond Williams: "The Long Revolution." https://amzn.to/2YZINMV  Noam Chomsky: "American Power and the New Mandarins: Historical and Political Essays." https://amzn.to/3iuClFy   Handout: Introduction (Part 1): https://masoodraja.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ointrocutionpart1.pdf