Livre - Edward Said

One of the leading literary critics and intellectuals of the twentieth century Edward Said challenged assumptions about art, literature, and cultural power Even after his death, he continues to be influential and groundbreaking. Edward Said: Continuing the Conversation presents Said's long-time friends and collaborators in dialogue with Said. The essays, imagining and recalling the cadences of Said's conversation, take various forms including elaborations on his ideas, applications of his thought to new problems, and recollections of the indescribable electricity that made conversation with him intense and memorable. Editors Bhabha and Mitchell urged contributors to speak in the spirit of a conversation interrupted, a call on hold, a letter waiting for a reply, a question hanging in the air: This is a work of immense imaginative and intellectual force and compelling candor, honoring Said's legacy as an activist intellectual. This collection includes essays by Lila Abu-Lughod, Daniel Barenboim, Akeel Bilgrami, Paul Bové, Timothy Brennan, Noam Chomsky, Ranajit Guha, Harry Harootunian, Saree Makdisi, Aamir Mufti, Roger Owen, Gyan Prakash, Dan Rabinowitz, Jacqueline Rose, and Gayatri Spivak.