Said’s critique left Western disciplinary structures fundamentally unchallenged.

Evidence

In the process of scapegoating Orientalism, Said and the very discursive field his work has created have left untouched the structural anchors of the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, as well as their political manifestations in the larger modern project. — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 19

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes Foucault’s own caution that disciplinary critique can inadvertently reinforce the very structures it attacks — a theme Hallaq returns to throughout.