Edward Said and the Post-Colonial

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by  Bill Ashcroft

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INTRODUCTION ix
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pennissfiroonmt hpeu blishers. CHAPTER5 :O RlENTALAISSP MOS T-IMPERIWAILT NESSING 91
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CHAPTER6 :E UROPE'OSC CIDENTALISMS 107
noe xpressoerid m pliweadrr antoyf a nyk inda nda ssumneo r esponsibfioJri ty
anye rroorrso missioNnos l.i abiilsia tsys umefdo r inciodercn otnasle quential SusanlZlaent op
damageisnc onnectwiiotnoh r a risionugto fi nfonnactoinotna iinnet dh ibso ok. CHAPTER7 :T HE EVOLUTIOONF O RlENTALlSAMN DA FRICANIST
POLITICASLC IENCE 127
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understantdhiatnthg ep ublisihsne ort e ngageidnr enderlienggao lra nyo ther
NAIDUA NDA RUNDHATRIO Y 145
professisoenravli cIefls e.g aolra nyo theerx pearsts istainsrc eeq uirtehde,
serviocfea s c ompetepnetr sosnh oubldes oughFtR.O M A DECLARAT JONO F ElleBkoee hmer
PARTICIPANTJSO INTLYA DOPTEDB Y A COMMITTEE OF THE CHAPTER9 :T HE SITEO FM EMORY 159
AMERlCAN BARA SSOClTAJ ONA ND A COMMITTEE OF PUBLISHERS.
MutaphMaa rrouclti
Printiendt heU niteSdt atoefsA merica NOTESO N CONTRIBUTORS 187
INDEX 191
HORIZONISN P OST-COLONISATLU DIES
PaAlh luwaallilBadi lAls hcr(oSeftr iEedsi tors)
GENE EDITORS' INTRODUCTION
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Post-ColSotnuidailhe assu ndergoan mee teorriicsi ent hep asdte cadien
literadteupraer tmetnhtrosu ghtohuewt o rlTdh.e a imo ft hisse riiests o o pen
up variohuosr izoinnst hefi eldt:o e ncouratgheed evelopmoefnp to st­
colontihaelo aryn dp ractiinca e w idesrp reaofdd isciplaipnparroya cthoe s;
promotceo nceptiunanlo vatiinot nh es tudoyf p ost-coldoinsicaolu irns e
generaanld;t op roviadv ee nufeo trh ee ntryo fn ewp erspectMiavneyps o.s t­
colonialhiasvrnese mergeidn a ctuaplr actiicner ecentti mesb,u tt he
fundamentthailnt gh esyh ariesa ni nterienst th ew aysi nw hiccho lonized
peoplaelol v etrh ew orlhda vee ngaged coloniaal diessmit,ro ea a nnadl yze
thee ffecotfst hiesn gagemeinntc ontemporcaurlyt ulriaflWe h.i let he
predominianntte rheassbt e eni nt hel egaocfyt heB ritiEsmhp irteh isse ries
encouratghesep ractical apopfl piocsatt-icoonl onial tohtehoerry into
Europeaannd n on-Europfeoarmnso fc olonialtiois nmv,e stitghaewt aey si n
whicthh ei nvestigoaftp ioosnt -coldoinsicaolu mrasye i lluminate present
global cultural relations.
INTRODUCTION
BillA shcraonftdH usseKiand him
Therea ref ew publiicn tellecttoudaalyws h o demonstrmaotree
complettehlaynE dwarSda idt hep aradooxf i dentiinta yn increasingly
diasporic and culturalwloyr lhdWe.ht eetrhoetgrhe inises bo eucsa uhsies
publpirco filises oh ighh,i ps olitaidcvaolc ascoyu rgent vaoncdi ferooru s,
hisi ntellercetpuuatla stoiw oind esprtehaedr,he a rdsleye mtso b ea cultural
critmiocr ev isibclayu ghutp in a web of contradicWtieo fnisn.d
contradicteivoenrsy whine rhei sw orka ndl ifceo:n tradictbieotnwse ehni s
belieafnsd p referenccoenst;r adicbteitowneseh ni sh ighlWye stesmeid
professipoenrasloa nnad h isP alestiindieannt ciotnyt; radicbteitowneseh ni s
vieowf p rofesswioornkaa ln dh ipsl acient hec ontempolraanrdys cape.
Perhaps the most acsopnetrocaftdh iipcslt aocrieync ontempotrhaeroyr y
ish isr elatiownisth'hit ph peo st-coloAnlitahlo.uh'gi hsp ronouncemoenn ts
thes ubjehcatv neo tb eecna rviends tonieti, sc letahra hte h asn eithae crl ose
acquaintawnicteh c ontemporpaorsyt -colonial notrh ae ocrlye,a r
understanodfii tngsgo alCsl.a imebdy m anyt ob et heo riginoaftpo ors t­
colonsitauld iheesd ,e monstraltietsit nltee rients hti (so arn yfi)e lodf c ultural
theorIny m.a nyr espetchtiscs o ntradidcetmioonns trabteetst tehra ann ything
elshei sd esitroe aacsta 'secu'laamra't eiunrt'e lleWchtiulaheli .sp lacien
post-coltohneioairlsys os ignifihciasin ntc,r easionbgsleys srievjee ctoifo n
anyt heotrhya atp peatrobs e ' acadehmaiscm 'e antth amto reo ftetnh anno th e
x BiIAls hcroaftn dH ussein Kadhim Introduction Xl
hast urnedh isb acko n whatm ayb e, educationmaaljloycr,o nhsitsi tuency. As hee xpresisteS,sa idv'ise wo f' secuclrairt iciissa mto' d dsw itahn y
Thisp aradoixss ymptomatniocto, n lyo fE dwardS aidb,u ta lsoof p ost­ fIeolfdi itersatruyd ies wehmipclho yas ' priesatnlday b's trsupseec ialization,
colonitahle orTyh.e ries p ossibnloyo thecro ntempormaorvye menbte sebty whichi gnortehsei njuncttio'o cnr itiicnit zheep' u rsuoiftt het heologoife s
sucha rangoef d efInitainodni sn terpretaatnido,cn osn,s equenstulcyha, theoretdiocgamla W.h o wouldn ota grewei tht hisB?u ti st herien t his
multi-facceotltleedc otfio obnj ectiaonndcs o ntroverIsnwi heasto. t hefrI eolfd vigoroaumsa teurias dma ngeorf d oinegx actwlhya tS aiwd arns against, of
studdyo w e seeg reatceorn fusion aannxdi eatbyo uitt vse rnya mew;h ato ther ignoritnhgew orldlionfet shse orFyo?r ' criticeixsimsn'to sm orei na vacuum
theoreyx perienscuecshc omplaianntdc ondemnatfrioomn t hev eryp eople thadno es theorwyh eantn hda tth eorpya ysu rgenatt tenttioot nh em aterial,
whosen amesh avec omet ob e associawtietdhi t?A nd yetj,u sats t he howm uchm orei mperatiisiv tet ob ed rivebnya systemavtiiecwo fp ower
contradictoifoS nasi dw'osr ka rea sigonf i tvsi talsiott yo,o t,h ep aradoxes relatiTohnsip?sa radoixsb otshy mptomaatnidcc entratloS aida'msb iguous
andp luralcihtayr acterpiossitn-gc oloniala rseat usduireess i gn of its relationwsihtihpp o st-colsotnuidailF eosr.w hatevheirse xpressoepdi nion
dynamisamn ds trength. about post-colon(iaanlwd h atthl eiotrttylh ee riess eemcso ntradictthoerrye)
Ina fIeltdh adte monstrastoew se lSla ido'wsn t hesiinsB eginnthiantg s isn od oubtth atth er ecurreilnegm enotfsh iso wnt heorayr ei nf unda�
alclu ltuarnadlt heoretmiocvaelm ents haveb emgainnyn irnagtsh tehra an agreemenwti tthh ei ntereasntatrs a jectoofrp yo st-colcorniitailc s.
singolrei ginfI,e lwdai twhh ichhe h ash ada na mbivalreenlta tiontsosh aiyp , - C earlwye, i ntentdhi cso llecttoi-dorna wa wayf romt hem ytho fo rigins,
thel eashti,sO riellhlasab leeinws imde layc cordtehdes tatoufsa seminal the myth ofp lSaacaietdt 'hseb eginnionfpg o st-coltohneioarlfy o,ra more
texOtn.e i ntroducatfitoeanrn o thpeurt Ssa iadt t heb eginnionfag t heortyo critisceaalr,c hianngd,i, n t hee ndm,o rep roductviiveewo ft hev aluoef h is
whichhe m akelsi ttmleen titohnr oughhoiucsta reeIrtw. o ulbde h artdo fI nda workt ot hev ariobursa nchoefps o st-colsotnuidailTe hse.r ies h ardlay m ore
mored espernaeteedf oro rigitnhsa tnh inse edt ofI nda 'beginfnoirpn ogs't ­ quotesdo urcient his fIbeultad l,m osatl wayisti sf ort hew rongr easoTnh.e
colonitahle orByu.t i fa ny' beginniinst go'f ounidn t his overdetermined 'gremaatn ' myrtehn desrtsa gnatnhtev eriyd eafso rw hichhe i sc elebrated.
discouirtis set ob ef ounidn t hem anyb eginnionfcg so lonoicaclu pation. Rather ptrhoavni dai mnygt ho fo rigiSnasi,d w'osr ki sc apabolfep rovidai ng
Ifp ost-colotnhieaolri ys t o be describiend g eneratle rmsa s the vigorotuhse oreteincearlg tyo t hef IelTdh.i sv olumed emonstratthees
intelleecntguaagle mewnitt thh ec onsequenocfce osl onizatthieoinnt b, e gan controverssuyr roundhiinswg o rka sw elals t hed ifferdeinrte ctiinow nhsi ch
int he woorfkc olonizwerdi tearsss oona st heyw eref orceidn tcoo lonial hisw orkc anb et aken, watyhsei nw hiciht c anf ocucsr ititchailn kianbgo ut
educatisoyns temSsy.s tematthieco rizoifnc go lonizaatnidoi nt sa ttendant coloniaalnidsp mo werre lations.
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featurseucsh a sr acel,a nguargees,i stancree parneds entfaItrifsootnu nidn The openinegs sabyy PatricWki lliamesx posetsh en aturoef the
FrantFza nonw,a sl onpgr ecedbeydt heory wchoiuclhnd o tc laitmh en ame contradictsiuorrnosu ndiSnagi d'psl acien c ontemportahreyo rWyi.l liams
theoriyn t hec reatiwvrei tionfgc oloniianlt ellecStauiadl'sOs.r ienta/ism takeiss suwei thS aidf ort hel atteors'tse nsidbilsea vowoafla ndi ndeed
standassa referepnocien at ,m arkeart a ni maginjeudn ctioofnt hem any negatievvee,n superafIscsieasls,m oefnp to st-coltohneioa-rly d istinguished
tributartiheasht a db eenf eeditnhge g rowinagw areneosfs p ost-colonial herfreo m them ains treaomfW esternt heor-ya ndf orw hata mounttsoa n
culturparlo ductisoinn ceW orldW ar II. Tributaraise dsi sparaatse offhadnids misosfat lh ep ost-colionntieealcl1t uoanlt hep arotf S aidT.h iiss
'Commonwealth' litetrhaecr uyl tsuctrouamdlmy e;n taorfCy . L.RJ.a measn d nots implay c ritioqfuS ea id's olfaa cwka reneosfps a rotf t hew orldlionfe ss
otheCra ribbeiannt ellectthueap lhse;n omenoonft heH einemann African hiso wnt exbtu,t a d emonstraotfit hoen kinodfms ethodologdiicvaelr saintdy
WriteSresr ies; KNkrwuammaeh 'st hesoifsn eo-coloniaanldti hsemg rowing definitipoanraald otxh acth aracteproisste-sc olsotnuidailie tss eIlnfS .a id's
opposittiood ne velopmtehneto rtyh;e e stablishomfei nnts titsuutcehsa s relationwsihtihpp ost-colotnhieaolrw ye discovseorm eo f them ore
DhvanyaloiknIa n di-aa llt hesfleo w into the overdsettreeramomif n ed problemactoincs equenocfet sh es eculcarri taincd,i ndeehdi,sa mbivalent
contemporpaorsyt -colsotnuidaile s. relationwsihttihhp e f Ieilsdt hef ocuosft hivso lume.
xii BilAls hcroafntdH usseKiand him Introduction Xlll
A prominent ifnaS catiodrr' esl ationwsihtithph ep ost-colloineiisant l h e "Worldlinfeosras p"o st-colaogneinadlTa h.i sv iewo fw orldlinaelstsh,o ugh
affinithieeh sa sw itcho ntemporcaurlyt usrtauld iaensd, nowhiestr hei mso re iti si nspirbeyd l itertahreyo rsyu,g gestthsa hte may be closetro the
obvioutsh ani nC ultaunrdeI mperiianlw ihiscmhS aidg ivecsr editto materialoifts hmeA hmadsa ndD irlitkhsa tnh erye alisei st( haeps r ojeocft
RaymonWdi lliamwsh,oh asa similacrolmyp lerxe lationwsihtiahp f ielodf post-colosntiuadli eAss)h.c rovfti ewsW orldlinaess Ssa id'mso st" post­
studfyo rw hichh e iso ftehne ldt ob e an originaPtaotrr.i Bcrka ntlinger coloniaanld"a lsmoo stc rucicaoln tributtoic orni titchaelo rTyo. t hee xtent
stresstehse i ntelleacfftiunailt bieetsw eeSna ida ndR aymondW illiaamnsd thaitte mphasitzheesm ateriaolfit thyet extth,e c onceopftW orldlin(eosfs
pointtost hei nflueonfcW ei lliaamnsd o fc ultusrtauld ioensS aidt'hsi nking. botht exatn dc rittihcu)ws o rktso c ounttehreu nbridtleexdt uaolfim tuyc h
A refustaola cknowledgWei lliamisn'f luenocne S aid, Brantnloitnegse,r poststructutrhaeloirAsyst. s uchA,s hcroafrtg ueSsa,i dk'esy c oncerpetf lects
accounftosrm anyM arxisctr itiqoufeO sr ientsaulchia sst mh aotf A ijaz thea imso fp ost-colcorniitailc tiosr me presaenndti nterviennt eh ew orld.
Alunad. Moreovedre,s pittheec ontrovesrusryr oundSianigd 'pso sitiowniitnhgi tnh e
Said'psr ominenacned h isr elentlaedsvso cacoyf ther ightosf the post-coloniianls,i sthoeinnst c heem ateriaolfit thyet exatn dh ise mphasoins
Palestipneioapnl hea ve mahdiem t het argoeftm uchc riticpiasrmt icularly then ecessfiotrcy r itictiobs emp oliticaanldl ys oceianlglayg esdi gntahler eal
from ultra-conservjaotuimvaels su cha s CommentTahrye .i nfamous convergebnectew eeSna iadn dp ost-colonialism.
'Profeosfst oerr rsolru'r Ebdyw arAdl exandientr h ajto urnali n1 98h9as b een Oneo ft hek eytso t hev exerde lationbsehtiwpe eSna iadn dp ost-colonial
followuepdm ostr ecentblyJy u stRuesi dW einer's Ol'dMB ye autiHfuolm e' studiiests h ef actth aitn i nteraensdtb ackgrouSnadi,id s c oncernewdi tthh e
(1999to)w h icMhu stapMhaar roucrheis ponidnts h ec oursoef hriesa ding broadi mpacotf Europei'msp erialriastmh etrh ant hes pecifoifc si ts
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ofS aidm'esm oiOr uotf P lacewi-delrye gardaesda politically-motivatedc olonial(iasnamdl sop,e rhaprsa,t htehra tnh es pecifoifcr se sistaInnch ee)r.
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attemtpotd iscretdhieft o remosspto kesperosfto hneP alesticnaiuasnMe o.s t essaLyi ndaH utcheownh,o viewsO rientaasl ain sacmt o f historical
criticiosfm sS aid,h oweverh,a veb een triggebrye dt hea pparent witnessipnrgo,p oses draa wvienrgyu sefudli stincbteitowne e"np ost­
methodologaincdac lo nceptpuraolb lemosf OrientaOnlei sspemc.i oefs coloniaanld"" postimpedriisaclo"u rLsoecsa.t itnhgeo riginmaormye nto f
critiiqsube e srte presenbtye Aidj azA lunawdh o,i nh isb ookI nTh eory botdhi scourastte hsec olonial encsohuean stseirg,tn ost hef ormedre noting
(199a2s)sa,i Slasi df ort hep redominaWnetsltye rnc ulturaaplp aratoufs discourtsheaastr ec oncernewdi tthh ei mpacotft haetn countoevre tri moen
Orientaandla lissfoom rt heb ook'asl legeadnltyi -Marsxtiasntc e. thec olonizPeods.t imperdiiaslc oursheosw,e vera,r ed efineads those
Int het radi'to ifo nMarxist scurcihat siA cisj aAzl unadA,r ifD irlik discourtsheaastd dretshsei mpacotft hee ncountoevre tri moen e mpiraen d
expandhsi sc riticoifsp mo st-colsotnuidailte osi ncluEddew arSda id. Dirlik itdsi scourAscecso.r ditnotg h is schemdeu,e t oat nhdeb ook'psr imafroyc us
chronictlheets r ansformoaftp ioosnt -colonfrioaml riasdmi cbaelg inni(ntghse ont hei mperidails courosfte hse W estO, rientfaallwliisst hmit nh ec ategory
post-colonoifan laitsimo lniable ramtoivoenm enttso)w ,h ath ep erceitvoeb se of thep ostimperraitahlte hr ant hep ost-coloMniisadli.r ecctreidt iqoufe s
ad epolitipcoiszte-dc olonmiaarlkiesbdmy a na bandonmeofni tt isn itfioaclu s OrientHaultichsemon,no t easr,e a ttributtaoSb alied 'oswn positioanisn g
andb ya preoccupawtiitohin s suoefsr acaen de thnic(itthyce o ntemporary botha post-coloannidpa ols timpehriisatlo rian as towt ehleol v earsl ap
post-colonioafl iidsemn tiptoyl iticCso)n.t emporaproys t-colonialism's betweetnh ep ostimpe(rait ahle oretfioccauls a)n dt hep ost-colo(naina l
overemphaosnci usl tuirdaeln tiDtiyr,lw iakrn s,h ast hee ffeocftd ecentering enunciatpiovsei tiwoint)h iOnr ientiatlsielDsfem.s pitteh eo verlaapn d
issuoefsp oliteiccoanlo mayn da mounttsop ossible comwpiltishct irtuyc tures confusiohnosw,e verH,u tcheomna kesa convincicnags ef or the
ofp olitieccaoln omyD.i rlik fuarrtghueetrsh atS aid'asff inittioe asn d differentiation btewtow meoedne sot fh dei scourstehsep: o stimperial
positiobneitnwge ebno tsht raionfp so st-colonaicacloiusfnmot rt h ep aradoxes (Orienatswa ellials sC mu ltaunrIdem periaanldti hsepm o)st,- colwohniicahl
andc ontradictthiaaotbn osu nidnh itsh inking. predominiantS easi dw'osr kosn P alestine.
BillA shcroftu nderscotrheesd istinctbieotnw eeSna id'psr ofessed Despitthee o ngoincgo ntrovesrusryr oundSianigd 'wso rkt,h em odeo f
antipatthoyp ost-colotnhieaolra yn dt hes ignificoafn hcies c oncepotf colonidails couarnsael yisniist iaitnSe adi ds'tsu dy of Oriceonnttailniusems
xiv BilAls hcraonftd H usseKiand him Introduction xv
tob ea ppliteoda pluraloifdt iys courwsietash v iewt oi dentifypionsgs ible hisw orki su sedm,a yd iffferro mt hew ayh er eadist B.u tu ltimattehley ,
linkatgoei sm perialAni simn.s taonfcs eu cahp plicaitsSi uosna nZnaen top's politmiecaanli nogfS aidc'usl tutrhaelo ermye rgienst hues et ow hicihtm ay
propostaoel x pantdh eO rient-Occdiidcehnott ocmeyn trtaoSl a ids'tsu doyf bep uti,nt he proofjl eicbte raatnidto rna nsformlaytiinaogttn h ec entorfet he
OrientabWshma.tt hidsi chotofmayit lost akien taoc counnott,e Zsa ntoapr,e 'post-co.l o'n ial
the" discovoefrt yh"eA mericaansdt hec onsequeonfct ehsa" td iscovienr y"
terms porfo ducmiunlgt iopclcei deFnotcsu.s ionngE uroperaenp resentations
oft he" NewW orldZ,a"n toapr gutehsa tth ei nclusoifto hneA mericianst he
debaitsec rucitaotl h ed ecentritnagso kf p ost-colsotnuidaiPlea slA. h luwalia
outlitnheews a yi nw hicSha idO'rsi entaplriosjtec catns tanadsa modeflo r
manyo theerx amploefts h ec ultuarnadl polrietliactailo bnesthwiepe n Europe
andi tso therAs .s ignificcaanstei sA fricSatnu dieTsh.e discursive
construcotf'i Aofnr iacnad'' thAefr icains'a p rofound demonosfttr haet ion
linbke twekneno wledgaen dp owera,n dr eaches evedne empoliryne t toh e
imaginaotfi otnh e tWheasdnto etsh Oer ient.
Orienlaliesxmt'rsa ordciunrarreyn hcaysn oti mpedecdr itiaccatli vity
aimeda t extendirnegf,o rmulatinrge,o riaenndst oimnego f itsk ey
assumptiEolnlse.k Beo ehmerf,o ri nstanaclet,h ousghhe s topssh orotf
suggest"ian kngo wingc omplicibteyt"w eetnh ep ost-colaonndin aelo ­
colonialniosnme,t heploesssia t cse rtarienl atedbneetswse epno st-colonial
studiaensd t hec ontinuhiengge monoyf t heW esternm etropoTlhiiss.
relatedinsea spsp areinntt,e arl iai,n w hats het erm"sa neo-orientalist
rhetortihcal"ti ngeornis n p ost-collointiearclar riyt icfirsommt heW esti,t s
oppositionnoatlwiittyh staJnudxitnagp.o stihnecg r itirceacle ptoifo tnh e
Indiwaonm anp oet,'SaNraoijdiiunn Ei n glainnd 1892 thweip tohs tcolonial
receptoifao nno thIenrd iwarni ttehren, o velAirsutn dhRaotyi,i nt heW esti n
the1 990Bso,e hmedri sceurnnss ettplairnagl lbeeltsw eecno londiiaslc ourse
andr ecepnots t-collointiearclar riyt icism.
MustapMhaar rouchwii'dser angidnigs cussofiS oani dm'esm oiOru lo f
Placer eveahlosw Said's ofsd einsspel acemae snetn,se ex acerbaatnedd
ironicdaelmloyn stratedt hemb oys tr eceanttt abcykJ ustuWse ineri,sa
function otfh em boosttph e rsoannadlt hem osgtl obtraalj ectoorfci uelst ural
displaceTmheinmste .m oiriet sellefa vuessw itahv ercyl esaern soeft hel ink
betwetehnep ersoannadl tchuel tuar saeln,s oeft hem ateriaalnidst pye cifics
ofe xilaen dd isplacemIernotn.i cailtil syt ,h ese specifiocf t fheea tures
experieonfct eh ed isplaPcaelde stianciaadne mtihca bte st demontshter ate
paradooxf thec ontemporpaorsyt -colionntiealll ecUtlutailm.a ttehliys
paradcoaxnb es eetno b ea m attoefrr eadiHnogw.w er eaSda idw'osr kh,o w
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EdwarSda iids a ni ntelleocfmt aunaylp aradoxHeissw. o rko vetrh el ast
thredee cadehsa sa rticultahteme ods tc ogenatn ds ustaicnreidt iqoufe s
Eurocentrainsdym e,th er etaiannis n telleacntdpu earls oncaolm mitmetnot
thev alueofsE uropehaunm anisamn,dt hep roducotfis t hsi gh culHteu re.
owesm ucho fh isp olitiacnadml o raslt atutroe hciosm mitmetnott he
Palesticnaiuasnae t,t her isokf p ersonaablu saen dd angearn,dy eth ei sa
relentclreistsoi fcn ationaliinscml,u dPianlge stinnaitaino nalHies hma.s
writtiennc isiavbeolutyth ec omplicoifat cya demiincs tituitndi oomnisn ation
andh egemonayn,d y eti sr eadtyo r ustho t hed efenosfet heA merican
universaigatiyn isttcs r itfriocms thel efatn dt her ighHte. i sa thorough
professiwohnoa ilsc ritiocfap lr ofessioniantl hiesn ma meo ft hep ublic
obligatoifoi nnst ellecWthuiallehs i.sw orkh asi nspirneedw t heoretical
departuirnle ist eraanrdcy u ltucrrailt ichiesd mi,s clatihmeso raysa major
concerno fh iwso rkT.h el icsotu lgdoo n-almionsdte finitely.
Saidh imsehlafs b eene xpliicnia tc knowledghiinsgp aradoxaensd,
commentatoonhr isws o rkh avbee enq uitaew aroef t hew aysi nw hicthh ese
paradoxiensf orhmi sc ultuarnadll iteraanrayl ysIenst.e restSianigdl'ys,
paradoxoers,m ores trongcloyn,t radicrtaitohnetsrh, a nu ndermihnies
2 ArifDirlik PlaciEndgw arSda idS:p acTei mea ndt hTer avelTlhienogr ist 3
credibihlaivtesy e,r vetdoe mpowehri sw orka,n de nablheidm t or etahiins WhilSea iodn occasiuosne tsh ef ashionpaobsltec olotneinam"l h ybridity"
autonoamsya critic apgraeisnssuttro ec so nfonmoiftc yh angiinngt ellectual witrhe feretnocb eo thhi msealnfdh isa nalytpiecraslp echtiisvi esw, h atM .
andp olitifcaaslh ioinnscu,ld intgh osfeo rw hichhi so wn workm ay be Bakhtwirno toef a s" intenthiyobnraild itthyas,te" t dsi fferveonitc aegsa inst
responsiSbalied.' s creidsid buieil nip tayrt to a ni ntelleicnttueaglrt ihtayt onea nothewri thoudte nyintgh ei(ra tt imesi)r reconcidliafbfleer ences
refusteods i savtohw em anyp astasn,dt hec ultubraaglg agaec,c umulaitne d (Bakht1i9n8 13:5 8-35R9a)t.h etrh asnu bmerdgief fereinnctaeon o paque
thec oursoefa complepxe rsoniatli nertahrahyta str aversae vda rieotfy hybridity,a sSM auisdt,a phMaa rroucohbis erviensh,a bi"tas s pacoef
historaincdca ull tusriatlu atifornoJsme ;r usatlhermo uBgehi rauntd C airtoo multiple alleogrpi earnhcaeepsvs,e "nm orea ccuratmeUllyt,i spplaec etsh,a t
New YorkH.e hasb een qoupietena boutth ew aysi nw hichhi s" Western" aren ota lwayesa sirleyc oncibluetdp ,r ovihdiem w itha multiploifc ity
and" eliteedu"c athiaovnes hapehdi ma,b ouhti slo vfeo rt heE uroAmerican inetrpretliovcea ti(oMnasr rou1c9h9i82 :0 9).
writewrhso sweo rkhse s ubjetcotc sr iticainsdem v,e tnh ew aysi nw hichhi s Mostd iscussoifSo aniswd i twhh icIha mf amilfioacruo sn t hes patialities
backgrouanndd educahtaivoedn i vidheidm i ntellecatnudae lsltyh etically thatth espea radorxeepsr esoernp tr,o ducaett; h em osftu ndamenlteavlet lh,e
from thPea lestiniAarna bsa oncdi etheis epse afkosr R.efer ring too theTrh ird cultu"rianl- betweentnheaistns f"o nms his saenldhf i-siw moargkIe.w ould
Worldi ntellecmtouraelh so,s titlhea nh e tot hep roducotfsE uropean likteot umh erteo a paradtohxa itst emportahlah,ta sb eesnu ppresisnte hde
humanishme, s tatiensh isi ntervwiietwh J ennifWeirc kea ndM ichael preoccupawtiitohcn u ltusrpaalc eSsa:i d'lso catiinot nh eu nfoldoifnt gh e
Sprinkweirt,ah notoef d efiantchea",tt herneo'r se asofno rm e top erfonm postcoloOnnieoa flt. h em orei ntrigpuairnagd oxes in Saiistd h'epsa rcta reer
actos fa mputatoino nm yselifn,t ellecstpuiarli,to ura els,t hetsiicm,p ly heh asp layeindt hee mergenacnedl egitimoaftc ioonnt empoproasrtyc olonial
becauisnet hee xperieonfco et hepre oplfer omt heT hirWdo rlda, b lack criticwiistmih,t psr eoccupawtiitothnh ec ultuarnedp olitoifci sd entity. On
novelfriosmt N igerliiak Aec heboer y ouWre stI ndifarni ecnadn,m akem y theo thehra ndS,a idh asd rawni nsisteonnta lny e arlimeorr,e p olitically
ProuosrtC onraidn tsoo meonweh oi so nldye spica(bWliec"k aen dS prinker orientpeods,t colonialism wprietoqhcu ceusptiioeofdnn sa tiolniable ration,
19922:5 3,e mphasmiisn e)H.e standosu ta mongs o-calploesdt colonial revolutainodTn h,i rWdo rladl ternattiovc easp italism andf onemxosif s ting
intellecftourha ilshs o nesitnya cknowledgtihnewg a ysi nw hichhi sc lass socialiasnmdo; b jecttost hep ostcolonpiraeloicsctu pawtiitoihnd entiittys,
backgrouhnadv eb oths hapeadn dl imitheidsp oliticchaoli c(e2s5 3H)i.s repudiaotfim oent anarraatnidve evse,nt het enmp ostcolointisae(llS fa id
honesetxyt entdoas n u nwillintgons euspsp riesnis d eologgiecnaelr alizations 1998/992:)T .h esdei ffevreernsti oofnp so st colonailasploei rsvma mduec ho f
thep olitical dfialceimnmtgah seT hirWdo rlda,n dt heT hirWdo rld Saidw'rsi tiinntg e nsceo -existreanicseiq,nu ge stiaobnosu hti sw orka mong
intellectual. contemporpaorsyt colonwihaol fse elu neasayb outS aid'cso ntinued
Butt heriesm oret ot hee mpowenmetnhtap ne rsonaatlt ribSuatiehdsa .s willingtnoea sffsi nm" binarismse"v ean"n eds sentialTihsamtSs a.i"dh as
renderpeedr soneaxlp erieinnctemose thoadsh eh asb roughhitso wnd iverse nevertheplleasysea dni mportpaanrtit n t hee mergenocfte h icso ntemporary
andc onflicting aclulletguiraiannlct peols a ayg ainosntea nothHeerw .r itiens postcoliosnmia alls roa isqeuse stions conhciesdrn eipnagr tufrroems a n
hiisn trodutctoCi uonl taulrIlemd p eritahla"tit hsbimos o k aines x ile's book. earlipeorl,i tircaadlilcypa ols,t colonialniesemdt, o b teqh uaetr ifeodrc loser
Foro bjectrievaes otnhsaI th adn oc ontroovle rIg, r ewu pa sa nA rabw itah assessmoefns to meo ft hem orep roblemaastpiecc otfsh ist hinking. Benita
Westerne ducatiEovne.rs incIec anr emembeIrh ,a vef eltth aItb elongteod Parryh as recognizSeadi d'cso mplepxo sitioniinn tgh ef ielodf
botwho rldwsi,t hobueti ncgo mpletoefeli yt hoenreo rt heo ther" (1S9a9i3d: potscoloniailnoi bssme rvtihnagt ,
xxvi). He detshec" rpiebressp echtiisv e"e xperoifee nxcielp er oducaesd
"contrapunwthailc,rh"e febrost tho a wayo ft hinkaibnogu pte oplaen,da A critioqfuc eu ltuarnedi mperialtihsasmti tuaittesse olnft heb ordearnsd
bouodarioefs k nowablceo mmunitiienst,e llecstyusatle masn,d c ritical
methoodf a nalyasnidsr eaditnegx ttsh;em ethosdu ggesttiont gh,iw sr iter
practicceelse,b ratthieun ngh ousaendd d ecenlcroeudn ter-engeerngeireast ed
anywaya, d ecodionfga texta, c ultuorrew hatevweirt ht hea ido fi ts
by thed isplaccerdi ticcaoln sciousneensasc,t as theoretimcoadle
acknowledgoersd uppresOstehde wrh,i lree cognitzhiein ngt egroifbt oyt h.
symptomaotfia c p ostcolocnoisamlo politawnhiiscpmhr oclaiitmmssU ltiple