Said distanced himself from the label postcolonial in favor of anti-imperial

Evidence

3 Said’s relationship to postcolonial studies was an uneasy one, given that he viewed his work as more anti-imperial than postcolonial—particularly when the latter field became increasingly associated with poststructuralist methodologies. That said, Said is widely viewed as a foundational figure for postcolonial studies. — Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism…, 854

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the polyad strand on colonialism — the tension between anti-imperial commitment and poststructuralist methodology that Nixon returns to throughout. — connects to: Said did not intend Orientalism to endorse resurgent nationalism

Broader Connections

• Said did not intend Orientalism to endorse resurgent nationalism #corroborates (0.85)