The Culture and Arts Programme participates in supporting an Edward Said symposium entitled "A Journey of Ideas Across".
The influential theorist and public intellectual Edward W. Said produced a body of work that, right up to the present, resonates worldwide in a variety of fields. On the 10th anniversary of his death, this interdisciplinary symposium seeks to reread his works—from “Orientalism” (1978) to “On Late Style” (posthumously, 2006)—with a view to today’s cultural and political realities, including those in the Arab world.
Said’s ideas have continued their journeys across diverse territories to be interpreted and adapted both within and outside of academia. The symposium "A Journey of Ideas Across: In Dialogue with Edward Said“ takes place at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, Germany, from 31st October to 2nd November 2013. Using formats that take up Said’s interdisciplinary method, the symposium will reflect on a variety of themes ranging from “Orientalism Traps” and “Engagement, Resistance and Imagination” to “Power, Weakness and Agency” and “Beyond the Limtis of Power”.
Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin together with A. M. Qattan Foundation, Dialogue Cafe Ramallah and Goethe-Institut are delighted to announce the transmission of one session of the symposium between HKW Berlin an Dialogue Cafe Ramallah, on Saturday, 2nd November 2013, from 3:00 – 6:30 pm. The talk by Rana Barakat (Birzeit University) will be held at Dialogue Cafe Ramallah and transmitted to Berlin. The following discussion between Mahmood Mamdani and Rana Barakat will be taking place between Ramallah and Berlin. There will be the possibility to involve in the discussion between Berlin and Ramallah also for the audience.