This thesis is a study of Edward Said's Orientalism. Its purpose is to explain Orientalism as a unique contribution to the debate on the merits and faults of Orientalism. It is written in order to explain the relevance of Orientalism to the discipline of Islamic studies. The point of this thesis is not to criticize or exonerate Orientalism, but to understand its full implications. Orientalism is not the first work to address the topic of Orientalism, but it is unique in its approach and hypotheses. I have therefore focused only on those points which are unique, such as Said's use of Michel Foucault's theories and Joseph Conrad's imagery.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-238) Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of St Andrews, September 2009. / Electronic version restricted until 28th September 2012.

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Using Michel Foucault and Edward Said's theoretical contributions regarding discursive formations, this thesis performs a critical discourse analysis of the anti-immigration discourse in America; a flawed rhetoric that uses the power of language to create is own truth. The ultimate research question of this thesis asks what can be learned about the discursive formations of the anti-immigration rhetoric from Foucault and Said's contributions. To begin, varying aspects of discourse are discussed, such as non-critical and critical discourse analysis. The concept of discourse, as will be used in this thesis, is heavily indebted to the scholarly work of Michel Foucault. As such, a review of Foucault's contributions showing how discourse allows some to gain power over others and then to create a self-sustaining truth will be used as a base from which all argument shall be built. Next, this thesis explores Said's discourse theory, which extends Foucault's concept of discourse to claim that those in power often assert a knowledge of others that is not accurate, but serves the purpose of maintaining a dominating status over them. This is followed by a critical discourse analysis of texts produced by key authors in the American anti-immigration discourse such as Samuel Huntington, Tom Tancredo, and Pat Buchanan in order to provide insight into their anti-immigration rhetoric. In conclusion, by unpacking the anti-immigration discourse, the reader will discover a discursive method that clearly parallels that which is so heavily critiqued by Foucault and Said, namely the construction of knowledge through inaccurate and flawed discourses. / Master of Arts

Este trabalho tem por finalidade apresentar os resultados da simetria entre o intelectual exposto por Edward Said na obra Memórias do Cárcere de Graciliano Ramos. O papel do intelectual na sociedade sempre foi alvo de questionamentos e Edward Said apresentou um modelo moderno e engajado dessa classe, que tem como missão principal representar os mais oprimidos. A importância deste trabalho se dá pela tentativa de encontrar e descrever a correspondência que existe entre as ideias de Edward Said e a conduta de Graciliano Ramos no período em que esteve preso e após a prisão também. O objetivo é traçar e entender quem é a figura que Said marca como intelectual engajado e moderno capaz de compreender os problemas sociais e, por meio de suas ideias, tentar amenizá-los, destacando as reais dificuldades que atingem as sociedades carentes. Além disso, por meio do entendimento do indivíduo exposto como intelectual por Said, apresentar os comportamentos de Graciliano Ramos em Memórias do Cárcere que os liga a esse intelectual. A hipótese é que, mesmo em situações diferentes, Edward Said e Graciliano Ramos apresentam pontos em comum e, a partir de suas ideias, conseguem dar voz aos que lhe cercam de alguma forma, mantendo seus princípios e não se deixando influenciar por fatores que não correspondem a seus ideais. / This study aims to present the results of symmetry between the intellectual exposed by Edward Said in the work Memories of prison by Graciliano Ramos. The role of the intellectual in society has always been open to question and Edward Said presented a modern model and engaged of this class, whose main mission is to represent the most oppressed. The significance of this study is by trying to find and describe the harmony that exists between the ideas of Edward Said and the conduct of Graciliano Ramos in the period when he was arrested and after arrest as well. The objective is to outline and understand who is the figure that Said mark as engaged intellectual and modern able to understand social problems and, through their ideas, trying to ease them, highlighting the real difficulties that affect the poor societies. In addition, through understanding of the exposed individual as an intellectual by Said, present the behaviors of Graciliano Ramos in Memories of prison that connects them to this intellectual. The hypothesis is that, even in different situations, Edward Said and Graciliano Ramos have points in common and, from their ideas, can give voice to those around their in any way, maintaining their principles and not letting influenced by factors that do not correspond to their ideals.

Este trabalho tem por finalidade apresentar os resultados da simetria entre o intelectual exposto por Edward Said na obra Memórias do Cárcere de Graciliano Ramos. O papel do intelectual na sociedade sempre foi alvo de questionamentos e Edward Said apresentou um modelo moderno e engajado dessa classe, que tem como missão principal representar os mais oprimidos. A importância deste trabalho se dá pela tentativa de encontrar e descrever a correspondência que existe entre as ideias de Edward Said e a conduta de Graciliano Ramos no período em que esteve preso e após a prisão também. O objetivo é traçar e entender quem é a figura que Said marca como intelectual engajado e moderno capaz de compreender os problemas sociais e, por meio de suas ideias, tentar amenizá-los, destacando as reais dificuldades que atingem as sociedades carentes. Além disso, por meio do entendimento do indivíduo exposto como intelectual por Said, apresentar os comportamentos de Graciliano Ramos em Memórias do Cárcere que os liga a esse intelectual. A hipótese é que, mesmo em situações diferentes, Edward Said e Graciliano Ramos apresentam pontos em comum e, a partir de suas ideias, conseguem dar voz aos que lhe cercam de alguma forma, mantendo seus princípios e não se deixando influenciar por fatores que não correspondem a seus ideais. / This study aims to present the results of symmetry between the intellectual exposed by Edward Said in the work Memories of prison by Graciliano Ramos. The role of the intellectual in society has always been open to question and Edward Said presented a modern model and engaged of this class, whose main mission is to represent the most oppressed. The significance of this study is by trying to find and describe the harmony that exists between the ideas of Edward Said and the conduct of Graciliano Ramos in the period when he was arrested and after arrest as well. The objective is to outline and understand who is the figure that Said mark as engaged intellectual and modern able to understand social problems and, through their ideas, trying to ease them, highlighting the real difficulties that affect the poor societies. In addition, through understanding of the exposed individual as an intellectual by Said, present the behaviors of Graciliano Ramos in Memories of prison that connects them to this intellectual. The hypothesis is that, even in different situations, Edward Said and Graciliano Ramos have points in common and, from their ideas, can give voice to those around their in any way, maintaining their principles and not letting influenced by factors that do not correspond to their ideals.

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The Israel-Palestine conflict has lasted for 60 years. Within these years, there are five main wars between the Jews and Arabs, and two Palestinian intifada. The Oslo Accord in 1993 once built up the hope of peace, but ended in failure. Palestinians still live under Israeli occupation, stay abroad as refugees, or live in Israel as second-class citizens. ¡@¡@For Edward Said, the question of Palestine is definitely not a conflict between civilizations, it is one between the colonists and the colonized. Said puts great emphasis on the causality of the building of Israel and the Palestinian dispossession; also, he thinks that the identity is not discovered but established. He tried to break the myth of dualism in the Israel-Palestine conflict situation, opposed the kind of ideology of difference which leads to domination, and find the real problem of this long-lasting conflict.

Thesis (M.A.)--Stony Brook University, 2008. / This official electronic copy is part of the DSpace Stony Brook theses & dissertations collection maintained by the University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives on behalf of the Stony Brook Graduate School. It is stored in the SUNY Digital Institutional Repository and can be accessed through the website. Presented to the Stony Brook University Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Hispanic Languages and Literature; as recommended and accepted by the candidate's degree sponsor, the Dept. of Hispanic Languages and Literature. Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-94).