Edward Said has been acknowledged as one of the greatest critics and cultural theorists of our
time. His groundbreaking work Orientalism initiated the development of postcolonial theory
causing a paradigm shift by re-conceptualizing deconstructing and re-presenting the ¿Orient¿
as the ultimate ¿Other¿ of the ¿Occident.¿ Despite its influence on other disciplines the
impact of Said¿s work in the field of education has not yet been fully explored. This book
translates Said¿s complex theory into praxis for readers and educators by gleaning key concepts
and methodologies critical and conceptual frameworks and uses and ramifications for academic
critique. Pedagogy of the Other (appropriately named after Paulo Freire¿s Pedagogy of the
Oppressed) suggests ways and means to create an innovative postcolonial teaching practice that
does not marginalize oppress or negate the Other but rather creates a counter-discourse of
representation and empowerment.
