2012 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

The 2012 Lecture, 'The Arab Spring and the Arabists' Winter: Revisiting Orientalism', was delivered on Saturday 22nd of September 2012 by Professor Ilan Pappé.

Ilan Pappé is an Israeli historian, author, and activist. A graduate of Oxford University, Pappé is Professor at Exeter University in the UK, director of the university's European Centre for Palestine Studies and co-director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. He was descriobed by John Pilger as 'Israel bravest, most principles and most incisive historian'.

Pappé published some 16 books and numerous scholarly and editorial articles. He took part in many forums and is regularly interviewed on different media outlets. 

Please view the 2012 Lecture information in the Transcript Archive for information and links to video and audio files of this lecture.

The Lecture was Proudly Sponsored by The Australian Friends of Palestine Association