Oct 31–Nov 2, 2013
A Journey of Ideas Across
In Dialog with Edward Said
International Symposium: Lectures, Conversations, Performances, Films, Workshop
All events will be simultaneously translated into German, Arabic, and English
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. Using formats that take up Said’s interdisciplinary method, the symposium will reflect on themes ranging from “Orientalism Traps” and “Engagement, Resistance and Imagination” to “Power, Weakness and Agency” and “Beyond the Limits of Power.”
With Ruanne Abou-Rahme & Basel Abbas, Meltem Ahiska, Ahl al Kahf, Mohammad al Attar, Rana Barakat, Asef Bayat, Akeel Bilgrami, Burnt Friedman & Saam Schlamminger, Subhi Hadidi, Sandi Hilal & Alessandro Petti, Abdelfattah Kilito, Mahmood Mamdani, Samia Mehrez, W.J.T. Mitchell, Prabhat Patnaik, James Quandt, Adania Shibli, Michael Steinberg, Fawwaz Traboulsi, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Michael Wood, Feridun Zaimoğlu.
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Curated by Adania Shibli with Akeel Bilgrami and Katrin Klingan
Al-mashaa‘ or the Space of the Common
2013, Oct 30, Wed - 2013 Nov 01, Fri
The workshop brings together thinkers, activists, and researchers from Mediterranean countries and Europe who will debate and critically reflect on ways in which public and common spaces are constituted, occupied, maintained, and shaped. Troubling issues and constructive ideas emerging during the workshop will be shared with the public.
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Curated by Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti
