ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Within the frame of Postcolonial studies, Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said wrote his famous work Orientalism, in which he criticizes Western based representation of the East and highlights how knowledge and discourse are linked with power to define and name the Orient.

Detailed explanation-2: -He believes that the consequences of colonialism are still persisting in the form of chaos, coups, corruption, civil wars, and bloodshed, which permeates many ex-colonies. The powerful colonizer has imposed a language and a culture, whereas those of the Oriental peoples have been ignored or distorted.

Detailed explanation-3: -The concept of Orientalism was developed by literature scholar Edward Wadie Said (1935–2003). Most of his ideas were presented through his groundbreaking book, Orientalism, originally published in 1978. Orientalism an incredibly dense volume. Said deftly weaves philosophical, cultural, and literary analysis.