Abdirahman Hussein Explained
Abdirahman Hussein (born in Hargeisa, Somaliland) is a scholar and teacher who taught at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He is best known for his book on Edward Said, Edward Said: Criticism and Society (London: Verso, 2002), in which he offers a critical study of Said and his influences.[1] The book was praised by Bart Moore-Gilbert for its "judicious critique" of Moore-Gilbert's own 1997 study of Said in which, he says, he did not pay sufficient attention to the "Palestinian dimensions and orientations of Said's thinking".[2] Also noted is Hussein's "triangulation" of Joseph Conrad, whose Heart of Darkness is, according to Hussein, "foundational to Said's entire career and project".[3] One of Hussein's focal points is Said's 1976 book Beginnings: Intention and Method, whose importance he says is overlooked.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Book: Robbins, Bruce W.. David Palumbo-Liu. Bruce W. Robbins, Nirvana Tanouki. Immanuel Wallerstein and the Problem of the World: System, Scale, Culture. 27 February 2013. 2011. Duke UP. 9780822348481. 41–66. Blaming the System.
- Book: Moore-Gilbert, B. J.. Postcolonial Life-Writing: Culture, Politics and Self-Representation. 27 February 2013. 2009. Taylor & Francis. 9780415443005. 153.
- Book: McCarthy, Conor. The Cambridge Introduction to Edward Said. 27 February 2013. 2010. Cambridge UP. 9781139491402. 16–.
- Book: Ferial J. Gbazoul. Edward Said and Critical Decolonization. 27 February 2013. 2007. American U in Cairo P. 9789774160875. 254–69. Terry Eagleton: Edward Said, Cultural Politics, and Critical Theory (An Interview).
- Book: Abraham, Matthew. Sylvia Nagy-Zekmi. Paradoxical Citizenship: Edward Said. 27 February 2013. 2006. Lexington. 9780739109885. 77. Territorial Ambition.
