This episode  includes my  first lecture on Chapter 1 of Orientalism and covers from pages 30 to 34 of the book.  If you have ever wondered "What is orientalism" or how does Edward Said employ and explain orientalism as a concept then this series on actually reading Orientalism can be of much use to you.  The page numbers that I refer to are from the 1994 Vintage Books edition. I strongly recommend that you should read the book along with these video conversations:  Edward Said. "Orientalism." Edward Said. "The World, the Text, and the Critic."Raymond Williams: "The Long Revolution." Noam Chomsky: "American Power and the New Mandarins: Historical and Political Essays." Full text of Balfour's Speech--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/masood-raja/message