"Revisiting Said's "Secular Criticism": Anarchism, Enabling Ethics, and Oppositional Ethics" (original) (raw)

This paper revisits Edward Said's concept of "Secular Criticism" through the lenses of anarchism and enabling ethics, asserting that his critical method embodies both oppositional and enabling ethics that resist confinement within singular intellectual traditions. It argues that Said's inconsistencies regarding nationalism and the Palestinian struggle can be better understood through his ethical framework rather than through affiliations with particular philosophical schools, suggesting fresh directions for Said studies that explore new geocritical inquiries and the potential expansion of his intellectual legacy.