The Myth of the "Clash of Civilizations". Edward Said

source: Palestine Diary    2011年5月13日
In 1993 Harvard Professor Samuel P. Huntington wrote an essay titled "The Clash of Civilizations?" and later he expanded into a book with the same title, but without the question mark. Edward Said, late Columbia professor rips Huntington's thesis to shreds.

(Edward Said) Memory, Inequality and Power: Palestine and the... (2003)

source: UC Berkeley Events    2007年8月21日
Edward Said, author of the groundbreaking work "Orientalism" and a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, was one of the most prominent literary and cultural critics in the United States. His writings about the Middle East and its relationship to the West have had a major influence on both scholarship and public opinion. [events] [glopubaffairs] Credits: producer:UC Berkeley Educational Technology Services, speaker:Edward Said

Interview with Edward Said

source: Njoenka    2012年11月28日
Edward Said. Interview by Michaël Zeeman for the Dutch television programme Leven en Werken, VPRO. Incl. Dutch subtitles.

Edward Said On Orientalism 1-4 (1998)

source: Palestine Diary    2012年10月28日
Edward Said's book ORIENTALISM has been profoundly influential in a diverse range of disciplines since its publication in 1978. In this engaging (and lavishly illustrated) interview he talks about the context within which the book was conceived, its main themes and how its original thesis relates to the contemporary understanding of "the Orient."

Said argues that the Western (especially American) understanding of the Middle East as a place full of villains and terrorists ruled by Islamic fundamentalism produces a deeply distorted image of the diversity and complexity of millions of Arab peoples.
Director: Sut Jhally, 1998.

Edward Said: Orientalism April 16, 2003

source: Joe Friendly    2009年12月30日
Edward Said (November 1, 1935 - September 25, 2003) delivering the concluding lecture of an Orientalism conference . He was Columbia University Professor of English and Comparative Literature, literary theorist, cultural critic, advocate for Palestinian rights, and a founding figure in postcolonialism. His book, Orientalism, explores the "subtle and persistent Eurocentric prejudice against Arabo-Islamic peoples and their culture." camera: Joe Friendly