I think it's worth noting that, while I appreciate Said's influence, I'm interested in the difficulties faced by the field, more than specific issues with his work. Any insight there is of course still welcome, but it would be nice to know its relation to the field more generally (i.e, is it an issue only applicable to Said, is it a widespread danger of the field, or is it a problem that seems fundamental to/resultant from the idea/nature of the field itself, etc).