Edward Said and the Question of Subjectivity
Edward Said and the Question of Subjectivity explores the notion of subjectivity implicated in and articulated by Said in his writings. Analyzing several of his major works, Pannian argues that there is a shift in Said's intellectual trajectory that takes
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Edward Said and the Question of Subjectivity PRASAD PANNIAN
EDWARD SAID AND THE QUESTION OF SUBJECTIVITY
Copyright © Prasad Pannian 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-54864-1 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted their right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN: 978-1-349-55936-7 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–54359–2 DOI: 10.1057/9781137543592 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pannian, Prasad, 1974– Edward Said and the question of subjectivity / Prasad Pannian. pages cm Summary: "Edward Said and the Question of Subjectivity explores the articulated and implicated notions of subjectivity in the writings of Edward Said, one of the forthright public intellectuals of our times. The work further analyses the shift in his intellectual trajectory towards a new humanism and dwells on his interface with certain western Marxist thinkers"— Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Said, Edward W.—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Said, Edward W.—Political and social views. 3. Subjectivity. I. Title. PN75.S25P36 2016 801⬘.95092—dc23
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In memory of T. K. Ramachandran and V. M. Jayachandran
Contents
Foreword by H. Aram Veeser
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
1
Edward Said and the Politics of Subjectivity
1
Orient, Occident, and the Constitution of Subjectivity
11
2
The Subject in Overlapping Territories and Intertwined Histories
41
Politics of Exile, Act of Memory, and Recuperation of the Subject
67
Intellectuals as Subjects of Action in the Age of New Humanism
93
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A Shift in Intellectual Trajectory: The Marxist Conne
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