Edward W. Said Series

2024-2025 Events

Césaire in Context Colloquium

Scholars from around the country and abroad came together to discuss the renowned Martinican poet and politician, Aimé Césaire (1913-2008). The participants were drawn from a longer list of scholars, all of whom have contributed to a forthcoming collection, entitled “Césaire in Context,” which will be published by Cambridge University Press. It is edited by Dr. Anjali Prabhu and includes contributions and translations by her.

2023-2024 Events

Jerry Pinto Author Visit

Author Jerry Pinto gave a short talk and conversation on “Translation: An Archipelago of Languages” on 11/13/23. The author also held a public lecture on 11/16/23, led by UCLA graduate students in COMLIT 290, on his novel The Education of Yuri.

Bruce Robbins Dinner Discussion

Professor Bruce Robbins gave a 6/1/23 dinner discussion on Criticism and Politics: A Polemical Introduction, Stanford UP, 2023.

2022-2023 Events

Amitav Ghosh Author Visit

Dr. Anjali Prabhu moderated Amitav Gosh’s 5/17/23 public lecture titled “The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis”. Amitav Gosh led a public discussion of his book Gun Island on 5/18/23.