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30 May 2024

2023 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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30 May 2024

2023 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

The Australian 2023 Edward Said Memorial Lecture was delivered live on stage in Adelaide on 11 November by Francesca Albanese.
Ms Albanese is the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.
See Francesca Albanese’s lecture - “Edward Said’s legacy 20 years on: the battle for humanity”

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24 April 2023

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2022 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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24 April 2023

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2022 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest Speaker - DR YARA HAWARI - Palestinian academic, writer and Senior Analyst at Al-Shabaka.

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24 April 2023

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2021 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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24 April 2023

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2021 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker - NOAM CHOMSKY, renowned political philosopher and one of the most influential thinkers of our time, in conversation with Dr Sam Shahin, AFOPA.

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27 October 2020

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2020 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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27 October 2020

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2020 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Ms MELISSA PARKE - human rights lawyer and former Federal Member of the Australian Parliament.

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7 October 2019

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2019 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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7 October 2019

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2019 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Dr SALMAN ABU SITTA - Founder and President of the Palestine Land Society, Researcher on refugee affairs & author

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14 July 2018

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2018 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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14 July 2018

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2018 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Ms NOURA ERAKAT - attorney and human rights advocate.

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25 November 2017

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2017 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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25 November 2017

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2017 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Mr GIDEON LEVY - journalist with the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz.

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15 October 2016

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2016 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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15 October 2016

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2016 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Prof. JOHN DUGARD - South African international human rights lawyer.

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5 September 2015

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2015 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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5 September 2015

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2015 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Dr SALAM FAYYAD - Inaugural Prime Minister of the State of Palestine (2007-2013).

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11 September 2014

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2014 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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11 September 2014

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2014 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: JOHN PILGER - Journalist.

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2 November 2013

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2013 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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2 November 2013

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2013 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Dr MUSTAFA BARGHOUTI - Member of Palestinian Legislative Council.

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22 September 2012

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2012 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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22 September 2012

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2012 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Dr ILAN PAPPE - Historian, activist, author.

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5 November 2011

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2011 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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5 November 2011

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2011 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Prof. NOAM CHOMSKY - Linguist, political philosopher, author.

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9 October 2010

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2010 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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9 October 2010

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2010 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Dr TARIQ ALI - writer, journalist, historian, filmmaker, political activist, public intellectual.

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19 September 2009

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2009 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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19 September 2009

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2009 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Prof. SAREE MAKDISI - Palestinian-American author and academic.

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11 October 2008

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2008 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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11 October 2008

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2008 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Dr SARA ROY - Author, political economist, scholar.

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6 October 2007

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2007 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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6 October 2007

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2007 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Dr GHADA KARMI - Author, academic, commentator.

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7 October 2006

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2006 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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7 October 2006

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2006 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Prof. TANYA REINHART - Linguist, author, media commentator.

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1 October 2005

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2005 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

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1 October 2005

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2005 Edward Said Memorial Lecture

Guest speaker: Dr ROBERT FISK - Journalist, author, commentator.

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