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The Arabs and the West
Edward Said
Recorded at Queen’s University.
Nationalism, Human Rights and Interpretation
Edward Said
Orientalism Revisited
Edward Said
Edward Said looks at various issues facing the Palestinians and the persistence of Orientalism in slightly different garb. He says of his birthplace Jerusalem, “that it has a kind of universality to it. Jerusalem is the center of the world. It has a unique status and an extraordinary exfoliating power which has been betrayed by […]
Peace in the Middle East
Edward Said
“There can be no peace in the Middle East,” Edward Said contends, “without settling the question of Palestine.” Israelis and Palestinians have no military options. The key to peace, Said argues, “is not exclusivism and unending hostility, but rather reconciliation, sharing and community.” Recorded at the University of Iowa.
Gulf War Aftermath: The Tasks Ahead
Edward Said
Empire and Literature
Edward Said
Recorded at the University of Colorado.
The Gulf Crisis, the Question of Palestine and U.S. Policy
Edward Said
Edward Said describes the matrix from which Saddam Hussein evolves, the U.S. involvement in the Middle East and ways to resolve not only the current Gulf crisis but the long-simmering Israeli-Palestinian issue. Said contends that U.S. policy and public attitudes are jaundiced by “hostility and ignorance towards the Arabs, Islam and their culture.” The media […]
Western Power and the Literary Canon
Edward Said
2 CDs Recorded at the University of Wisconsin.
The Palestinian Perspective
Edward Said
On Palestine, Edward Said says, “Americans are ignorant of the facts.” Palestinians have been demonized and their concerns and realities have been either distorted or dismissed. They have been stereotyped as terrorists and fanatics. The American intellectual community has been virtually silent on Israeli human rights abuses and violations of international law in the occupied […]
The Culture and Politics of Palestinian Exile
Edward Said
The first of a historic collaboration and the lead interview in the book The Pen and the Sword. Edward Said discusses the interconnectedness of culture and politics. He references the work of Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine’s national poet and the couplet asking, “Where should we go after the last frontiers, where should the birds fly after […]
Remembering Eqbal Ahmad
Edward Said, Radha Kumar
Recorded at Hampshire College.
Reflections on Exile
Edward Said, Christopher Hitchens

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