Vivek's Info

This is a wonderful lecture by Edward Said on Samuel Huntington’s idea about “Clash of civilizations”. In this lecture Edward Said analyses in detail the arguments of Samuel Huntington in his paper on Clash of civilizations (with a question mark) that ultimately became his book (this time without a question mark!). Edward Said incisively analyzes Huntington’s notion that differences in culture between the ‘West’ and ‘Islam’ will lead to conflicts between the two civilizations. Arguing against monolithic understanding of cultures, Said makes a powerful case for multiculturalism.

Edward Said is one of the most powerful speakers I have listened to off-late, and this dense lecture is worth every minute of it. The talk is approximately 40 minutes and is followed by questions. The video can be found here.

Related posts:

1. Edward Said’s talk on ‘Clash of Civilizations’ by Samuel Huntington Understanding popular theories and their challenges is crucial to understanding institutions. Notions such as Clash of civilisations by Huntington have a powerful influence on how...
2. Institutions for an unequal world: Talk by Ha Joon Chang In this very entertaining talk, Ha Joon Chang argues against mainstream trade theories. He argues that most of the success stories, including the USA followed...
3. Podcasts & webcasts of talks, courses, and informative shows This page contains my bookmarks on audio and video materials available online. These include lectures by famous people, good talks on a variety of subjects,...
4. Big list of Webcasts online: Documentaries, talks, television & other videos This is a huge list of lists of webcast sources. Contains the best academic webcasts as well as online television, documentaries, etc. The list below...
5. Useful links on Right to Information: Research, campaigns, tools, etc. This page contains academic resources, links to campaigns using right to information, tools, and other resources on the right to information. Updated as and when...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.