Edward W. Said - A Continuing Legacy

events | SOAS Palestine Society & Sir Joseph Hotung Programme in Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in the Middle East announce a "Conference and Cultural Evening Marking the first Anniversary of the late Professor Edward W.Said", on Sunday 3rd October 2004. This will be London's first major international conference on the intellectual and inspirational impact of the late Professor Edward Said upon the academic disciplines, cultural discourses and political debates with which his life and work are associated.

Follow the first link below for more information from the Palestine Society. Follow the second link to download a registration form. Programme: REGISTRATION (9:45-10:15) Opening of Conference—Mariam C. Said (10:20) FIRST SESSION: Postcolonial Studies (10:30) Chair Person—Dr Joseph Massad (Columbia University) Speaker: Professor Benita Parry (Warwick University) Title: ‘Some Considerations on Edward Said ’s Methodology ’ Speaker: Professor Neil Lazarus (Warwick University) Title: ‘Postcolonial Literature: Reader, Ideology and Representations of the Intellectual ’ Speaker: Professor Stuart Hall (Emeritus at the Open University) Title: To be announced Tea and coffee will be served in the interval Second Session: Said and the Media: ‘Experts ’, the Media And How We See The World (12:00) Chairperson: Professor G. Philo (University of Glasgow) Speaker: Graham Usher (The Economist, Middle East International) Title: ‘Covering Palestine ’ Speaker: Alexander Cockburn (Counterpunch, The Nation and New Left Review) Title: ‘Too Smart for their Comfort: Edward Said, Palestine and the US Press 1977-2003 ’ Speaker: Hani Shukrallah (Editor In Chief, Al-Ahram Weekly) Title: ‘A Place in the Wilderness: Edward Said in the Arab Media ’ LUNCH: (13:45) Refreshments and light buffet will be provided Third Session: Literature and Literary Criticism (14:45) Chairperson: Professor Sabry Hafez (SOAS, University of London) Speaker: Professor Ferial J. Ghazoul (American University in Cairo) Title: ‘Said ’s Critical Approach to Fiction ’ Speaker: Tom Paulin (Hertford College, Oxford) Title: ‘Edward Said: On the Artist, the Critic and the Performance ’ Speaker: Professor Timothy Brennan (University of Minnesota) Title: ‘Said ’s Contribution to Literary Criticism in the Academy: Particularly in ‘Beginings… ’ Tea and coffee will be served in the interval Fourth Session: Palestine, Politics and History (16:15) Chairperson: Dr Nur Masalha (University of Surrey) Speaker: Professor Ella Shohat (New York University) Title: ‘Travelling Postcolonial ’: Edward Said between the American and the Israeli Contexts Speaker: Dr. Nadia Abu El-Haj (Columbia University) Title: ‘Historical Facts and Contemporary Realities ’: The Practice of Archaeology and the Making of Israeli Settler-Nationhood Speaker: Dr Joseph Massad (Columbia University) Title: ‘Palestine from the Standpoint of Edward Said ’ How to get to Conference Institute of Education (Logan Hall) 20 Bedford Way London WC1H 0AL Tube: Russell Square Buses: 7, 59, 68, 91, 168, 188 Click here for map: http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe/images/contact/IoEMap.gif Cultural Evening at Union Chapel (19:45) In recognition of Said ’s own passion for music, the Palestine Society in association with the British Museum Arab World Education Programme has arranged for an evening of Palestinian poetry and music to follow the conference. In keeping with the spirit of the day, the evening will celebrate the work of artists whose own work reflect the rich cultural tapestry of Palestine. Artist Shab Abed is a young Palestinian guitarist and song-writer born and raised in the town of B ’ir Saba ’, southern Palestine. Accompanied by guitar and blended with jazz motifs, Abed describes his music as ‘Songs of Protest ’. Ehab Bessaiso is a Palestinian writer and poet born in Gaza. Marwan Abado is a Palestinian singer, composer and oud player. Currently performing as a solo musician and member of ensembles in Austria and worldwide. Abado ’s music is an improvisational mix of Oriental forms and Western elements. Imad Mukari is a Palestinian musician born in Yarmouk refugee camp, Syria. He plays traditional Palestinian instruments, such as the yarghoull and mijwez (flute). Member of various musical ensembles such as al-Ashiqeen and al-Quds, while also participating in several international festivals. How to get to Cultural evening: Compton Terrace London N1 2UN Tube : Highbury and Islington Buses : 4, 19, 30, 43, 271, 277, 279 Click here for map: http://www.unionchapel.org.uk/images/map.gif For further information: SOAS Palestine Society Thornhaugh Street Russell Square London WC1H 0XG Phone: 0207 898 4340 Email: palsoc@soac.ac.uk

DATELINE: 25 January, 2010

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