Edward Said’s theorisations of secular criticism as a foundation for post-critical criticism
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DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2024.2437789
Abstract: ABSTRACT Contemporary forces of deglobalisation and neo-tribalism have renewed questions about the public role of the humanities. In this essay, I draw on Edward Said’s reflections of secular criticism and observe how his problematisations of… read more here.
Keywords: post critical; secular criticism; criticism; edward said ... See more keywords
Teachers as critical anti-intellectuals: Edward Said and educational criticism
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DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2024.2446730
Abstract: ABSTRACT Bringing Edward Said’s intellectual work into education comes with a certain irony. As early as his magnum opus, Orientalism, Said already questioned the social function of intellectuals as experts, arguing that the project of… read more here.
Keywords: education; educational criticism; edward said; anti intellectuals ... See more keywords
Towards becoming a minor intellectual: reading Edward Said alongside Deleuze and Guattari in the regime of post-truth
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DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2025.2455719
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article assesses Edward Said’s thoughts on the role of intellectuals in the so-called regime of post-truth alongside the work of Deleuze and Guattari. I focus on Said’s caution against ‘the cult of expertise’… read more here.
Keywords: post truth; minor intellectual; edward said; deleuze guattari ... See more keywords