Edward Said on Orientalism
(2014, original release: 1998)
Nonfiction
eVideo
Details
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 video file, 40 min.)
ISBN/ISSN
1041538
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Camera and sound, Steven McCarthy, Sanjay Talreja, Viveca Greene ; music, Ravi Shankar, Philip Glass, Stuart Dempster
Based on Edward Said's influential book, On Orientalism, this engaging and lavishly illustrated video examines the context within which he conceived the book, as well as his cultural analysis of media representations of the Middle East and Islam. In a post-9/11 world, this video provides an indispensable perspective
Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 1998
Grade 9+
Higher education
Mode of access: World Wide Web