) Who is Edward Said?

Ans. Edward Wadie Said (1 November 1935 - 25 September 2003) was Palestinian American
literary theorist and public intellectual who helped found the critical-theory field of post-
colonialism.

(ii) Why is Edward Said famous?

Ans. As a cultural critic, Edward Said is famous for his book "Orientalism", one of the most
influential scholarly books of the 20th century. He is also famous as the founder of the academic
field of postcolonial studies.

(iii) What are the nicknames of Edward Said?

Ans. The full name of Edward Said is "Edward Wadie Said". He has two famous nicknames; Ed
Wadie and Ed Said

(iv) What is the source of 'Culture and Imperialism'?

Ans. "Culture and Imperialism" is indebted to Grasmsci in several respects, even if less obviously
than The World, the Text and the Critic. Grasmsci unfinished essay on the southern question is
one of Said's points of reference as a work that sets the stage for the critical attention given in
the Prison Notebooks to the "territorial, spatial and geographical foundations of life."

(v) What is the main focus of Edward Said in 'Introduction to Culture and Imperialism'?

Ans. The main focus of Edward Said in "Introduction to Culture and Imperialism" is the modern
Western empires of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He wants to describe a more
general pattern of relationships between the modern metropolitan west and its overseas
territories. His aim is to set works of art of the imperialist and post-colonial eras into their
historical context.

(vi) When was 'Culture and Imperialism' published?

Ans. "Culture and Imperialism" is a collection of essays by Edward Said published in 1993. It
followed his highly influential "Orientalism", published in 1978.

(vii) What is the connection between 'Culture and Imperialism' and 'Orientalism'?

Ans. "Culture and Imperialism" is a collection of essays by Edward Said published in 1993. Said
attempts to trace the connection between imperialism and culture in the 18th, 19th, and 20th
centuries. It followed his highly influential "Orientalism", published in 1978. Said conceived of
"Culture and Imperialism" as an attempt to "expand the argument" of "Orientalism".

(viii) What are different attitudes towards culture according to Edward Said?

Ans. According to Edward there are two types of attitudes towards culture. One that considers
culture as a concept that includes refining and elevating element, each society's reservoir of best
that has been known and thought. The other is the aggressive, protectionist attitude viewing
culture as a source of identity that differentiates between 'us' and 'them', and power with which
we can combat the influences of the foreign cultures.

(ix) What is imperialism?

Ans. Imperialism is a type of advocacy of Empire. It is a policy of extending a country's power

and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means. Edward Said uses the
term more broadly to describe any system of domination and subordination organized with an
imperial center and periphery.

(x) What damages has imperialism caused in the past?

Ans. Imperialism has resulted the mixture of cultures and identities on a world scale. For
centuries the foreign imperialists have behaved in the underdeveloped world like nothing more
than criminals. U.S. military intervention in the Third World has occurred every year between
1945 and 1967.

(xi) What is the relationship between culture and imperialism of the West?

Ans. The relationship between culture and imperialism of the West is direct and dynamic. The
culture is not free from prejudices; it is also not objective and neutral. The vocabulary of classic
19th century imperial culture - "inferior", "subject races", "subordinate peoples", "dependency",
and "authority" - recurred and repeated in the great writings of British and French - is a part of
the story of relationship between culture and imperialism.

(xii) What does Edward Said mean by civilization?

Ans. Civilization means the betterment of ways of living, making Nature bend to fulfill the needs
of humankind. It also includes organizing societies into politically well-defined groups working
collectively for improved conditions of life in matter of food, dress, communication, and so on.