Edward W Said London Lecture
About the series
Literary critic, writer, activist, and spokesperson for the Palestinian cause, Edward Said (1935-2003) was one of the most influential intellectuals of his time. The lecture series aims to promote his spirit through the continued examination of the links between culture and politics in the Middle East and across the world.
The series gives Said’s legacy a public platform in the very heart of cultural and intellectual life in the UK. The 2024 Edward W. Said London Lecture will be given by Raji Sourani examining the current war on Gaza and its implication on International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Previous speakers include Francesca Albanese, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Wadie Said, Susan M. Akram, Hassan Jabareen, Philippe Sands, Amira Hass, Professor Mahmoud Mamdani, Naomi Klein, Daniel Barenboim, Raja Shehadeh, Noam Chomsky, Ahdaf Soueif, Rashid Khalidi and Marina Warner.
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Watch previous lectures:
2023
Francesca Albanese: Israel’s Settler Colonialism: Law, Humanity, Empire
2022
Abdulrazak Gurnah
2019
Wadie Said, Susan M. Akram, Hassan Jabareen & Philippe Sands: Is Justice Still Possible? Palestine, International Law, and Public Discourse
2018
Amira Hass: The Preventable: Israeli Fantasies and Techniques of Population Expulsion
2017
Mahmood Mamdani: Justice Not Revenge – Examining the Concept of Revolutionary Justice
2016
Naomi Klein: Let Them Drown – The Violence of Othering in a Warming World
2015
Daniel Barenboim: The Role of Music in Life
2014
Raja Shehadeh: Is There a Language of Peace?
2013
Noam Chomsky: Violence and Dignity: Reflections on the Middle East
2012
Ahdaf Soueif: Edward Said and the Egyptian Revolution
2011
Rashid Khalidi: Human Dignity in Jerusalem
2010
Marina Warner: Oriental Masquerade – Fiction and Fantasy in the Wake of the Arabian Nights
The organising committee includes: Mariam C. Said, Ahdaf Soueif, Mary-Kay Wilmers, Jacqueline Rose, Bashir Abu-Manneh and Omar Al-Qattan.
This series has been supported by the A.M Qattan Foundation, The Mosaic Rooms and the London Review of Books, as well as a number of generous individual gifts. If you would like to support future talks, please contact Rachael Jarvis rachael@mosaicrooms.org