Stephen Suh on Edward Said

Give Theory A Chance

In this episode we speak to Stephen Cho Suh, an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women’s and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs. Stephen explains how Edward Said’s writings on Orientalism shaped his research on the popularity of Korean American chefs in South Korea’s food and beverage industry. We also discuss how Said’s critique of knowledge production raises fundamental questions about who does research and what stories are told.