Representations of the intellectual : the 1993 Reith lectures af Edward W. Said (Bog)

Forfatter: Edward W. Said

Sprog: Engelsk

Antal sider: 90

Forlag: Vintage

Udgivelsesår: 1994

Based on his 1993 Reith Lectures, Said's essays explore what it means to be an intellectual today. He argues that the intellectual's role is to represent a message or view not only to, but for, a public, and to do so as an outsider - someone who cannot be co-opted by a government or corporation.

Titel: Representations of the intellectual : the 1993 Reith lectures

Udgave: 1. udgave

Genre: Faglitteratur

Sammendrag: In these impassioned and inspiring essays, based on his 1993 Reith Lectures, Edward Said explores what it means to be an intellectual today. It is, he argues, the intellectual's role to represent a message or view not only to but for a public and to do so as an outsider, someone who cannot be co-opted by a government or corporation.

Type: Paperback