Edward Said Session 4: Culture and Imperialism

 Dear all,


We are happy to announce that the fourth Quilting Points reading group session of this academic year will take place on March 20th. In this session, we will discuss ideas of culture and resistance through Said’s Culture and Imperialism (1993), focusing on its Introduction and on the fourth subchapter of Chapter 3: ‘The Voyage In and the Emergence of Opposition’. You can access the selected reading here.



As an optional (but very helpful!) secondary reading, we also invite attendants to read a text by one of the theorists of culture that Said is engaging with in Culture and Imperialism: Raymond Williams’s 1958 essay ‘Culture is Ordinary’.
Important: We will have a 20-minute break for Iftar at around 6:20 pm so that attendants observing Ramadan have the chance to break fast. This means that we will be starting at 17:30 sharp to ensure that we leave enough time for discussion. Everyone is welcome to bring their own food and, if they wish, to share it with the other attendants. 

The session will be held in the Meeting Room in the School of English (House 10 Cavendish Road — first door on your left when you come in) on Thursday, March 20th, from 5:30-7:30 pm, followed by an optional pub social. Everyone (at whatever level of study and whether enrolled at the University or not) is welcome, and no prior familiarity with Said’s work or related areas is necessary. Please do let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or access requirements by contacting us at quiltingpoints@gmail.com.
See you there!
Date: Thursday, 20th March 2025
Time: 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm + optional pub social
Location: House 10, Cavendish Road — first door on your left when you come in

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