EDWARD SAID EDITED BY SILVIA NAGY-ZEKMI “Clearly this is the most comprehensive analysis of Edward Said’s work yet compiled, a collection that will open up the full range of Said’s impact on the humanities. This book combines a range of investigation with new insights into his work.” —BILL ASHCROFT, Hong Kong University Edward Said (1935–2003) has been one of the most inluential literary and social critics of the twentieth century. His writings extend over topics such as literature, philosophy, music, and political activism. His seminal works, such as Beginnings: Intention and Method (1975), and especially Orientalism (1978), provide the foundations of postcolonial theory and have been used to critique and theorize on many disciplines. This collection of articles represents a theoretical critique of Said’s work by eminent scholars around the world. At the same time, it is an homage to the late critic, showing the profound impact of his work on postcolonial and cultural studies in addition to politics and contemporary literature. Contributors Matthew Abraham, Steven Barield, Yifen Beus, Nabil Boudraa, Gilbert Doho, Robert Ficociello, Sarah Fulford, Ranjan Ghosh, Gareth Grifiths, Karim Hamdy, Jamelie Hassan, Salah Hassan, John C. Hawley, Lidan Lin, Kiyoko Magome, Silvia Nagy-Zekmi, John Ochoa, Valérie Orlando, Rasha I. Ramzy, Sura P. Rath, Laura Rice, Ella Shohat, Hernán G. H. Taboada, Tamara Silvia Wagner SILVIA NAGY-ZEKMI is Professor and Chair of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures at Villanova University. ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-0988-5 ISBN-10: 0-7391-0988-X 9 780739 109885 90000 PARADOXICAL CITIZENSHIP NAGY-ZEKMI LITERARY CRITICISM • HISTORY PARADOXICAL CITIZENSHIP For orders and information please contact the publisher LEXINGTON BOOKS A division of Rowman & Littleield Publishers, Inc. 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200 Lanham, Maryland 20706 1-800-462-6420 www.lexingtonbooks.com Photo credit: View of the grave of Edward Said, Broummana, Lebanon. Courtesy of Jamelie Hassan, 2004.