Orientalism: Introduction (Part 1) | Edward Said| Postcolonialism

Reading Orientalism: Introduction (Part 1)| Edward Said | Postcolonialism
This is first 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. 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:
In so many ways Edward Said can be considered the founder of postcolonialism and he certainly has had a huge influence on postcolonial theory and postcolonial studies.

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[muhammadchaudhary]

Sir, i am an undergraduate student. Previously, i was trying to read the book by my own but it needed some explanation and discussion to make it more understandable. After seeing this firsr part on the introduction i realized that this is what was missing and what i was looking for. Thank you so much for starting such a remarkable intellectual programme. I have set a separate time for doing this with you. May Allah bless you.

[anushasmusic]

The travel guide example is absolutely genius! Thank you so much for this format of teaching and for your brilliance.

[candicefayekristenlleses]

This is so far the best lecture series I've ever seen on Postcolonialism. I didn't even notice 25 minutes go by. Thank you so much!

[iqrafarooq]

Sir, your lectures helped me a lot in understanding Said's Orientalism. Please give more lectures on the remaining parts of Orientalism.

[sendeutenga]

Brilliant initiative Dr Raja. This is more a reality today than it was at the time Edward Said wrote the book. RIP Edward Said.

[tamannatam]

I was struggling reading and understanding the book. This video is simply amazing and the generalization of the sentences are very helpful. Thank you so much for discussing this book.

[rushingandhi]

Sir, the amount of gratitude I have for this explanation is immeasurable. I am a BA English third year student and I've to present on this topic tomorrow. I was desperate for a comprehensible explanation and you delivered everything I required and even more. Thankyou so much 🌹.

[ethanpeng]

Thank you for the effort. It really helped a lot.
The link for the handout doesn't work.
I wonder if you are willing to upload it again? Thank you.

[larryparis]

Nicely done. Very informative. I like this approach in which one can follow along with a reading of portions of a text, followed by a clarifying discussion. Much appreciated.

[Daimerian]

As far as it is the only reading of Orientalism, and indeed a compelling one. Thanks for making it and sheding light on a masterpiece that everyone should have a grasp in order to realize the relation between the East and West. Great Job!!

[kay__i]

Thank you for all your work Dr. Masood! This entire series has been very helpful to my understanding of this very important piece of writing

[shamikadixit]

Hello, thank you so much for starting with this endeavor. This is really useful and I am excited to revisit the text once again with your inputs. Best wishes and regards

[adnanmizfary]

This video help me alot for understanding orientalism as i really struggle to understand the book and to apply it into my thesis talking about asian portrayal in hollywood. This video kind of telling the what the part need to be understand first before really going into orientalism notion. Thank you sir!

[taekwonkey]

Thank you for opening up your journey to the rest of us.

[dianabaudin]

Thank you for reading this for us and taking the time to explaining every part. Greetings from Argentina where we also have orientalism trough colonialism and post colonial mentality...

[daniaasif]

Absolutely love your videos. I have to read this book for my Postcolonial Novels course and was finding it difficult to read and understand the nuances on my own. Going to follow this series. Thank you for providing us with this knowledge.

[ayushmanmadhukar]

Thank you. I am currently working through this book and chapter 2 really is really throwing me off...your videos have been very helpful so far.

[QueerPolitics]

I am so happy and excited to find your channel, your videos and your style of approach. I will be checking out each video, one by one, contributing any thoughts I have and I am now going to share the introductory video with friends and networks.

This is beautifully ambitious and despite what you say about it perhaps being cliche, the journey is indeed what’s important here :))

Many thanks for your efforts, I am very grateful.

[princesspathani]

I read the part I yesterday and I didn't understand a single thing, but your video helped me alot. Thank you sir and keep making vids on it please🙏

[zainabmahdi]

Thank you so much for doing this Sir! Respect from IN!