Originally produced as a filmed lecture in 1998. Special features: Previews and About MEF. Lecturer, Edward Said.
Contents:
Part one. Intro (ca. 38 min.) -- Part two: Said takes questions from the audience. What are the commonalities that can unite us? (2:06 min.) ; Is "difference" something we should try and avoid? (2:36 min.) ; How do we combat ideas such as the "clash of civilizations"? (1:37 min.) ; How do these ideals of coexistence relate to the question of Palestine? (7:33 min.) ; end credits (0:31 min).
Summary:
"In this important lecture delivered at the University of Massachusetts, Edward Said takes aim at one of the central tenets of recent foreign policy thinking - that conflicts between different and clashing "civilizations" (Western, Islamic, Confucian) characterize the contemporary world. Said argues that collapsing complex, diverse and contradictory groups of people into vast, simplistic abstractions has disastrous consequences. Presenting instead a vision of the "coexistence" of difference, Said concludes with the fundamental challenge that faces humanity at the turn of the millennium"--Container.
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