Edward Said and New York
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Synonyms
Acculturation in New York; Arrival in New York; Embracing immigrants; Living in New York; Marginality of the critic in New York; New York as a city of political confrontations; New York as a paradoxical city; New York as a restless city; New York as a site for struggle; New York as an exile; New York as sensus communis; New York as the city that shaped Said’s critical writing; Palestinian cities; The city as personal experience; Theorizing America through New York; Theorising the city
Definition
New York is not only the city which effectively shaped Edward Said’s political and critical writings, it is the city through which he theorized America at large.
Introduction
Theorizing the city seems to have been an inevitable practice to someone with a life experience like that of Edward Said. Seeing himself as permanently exiled or “out of place” (Said, Out of Place3), the city to him becomes subject for endless contemplation and redefinitions. Born in the Jerusalem of the...
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