2011 Rashid Khalidi: Human dignity in Jerusalem 2012 Ahdaf Soueif: Mina's Banner: Edward Said and the Egyptian Revolution 2013 Noam Chomsky: Violence & Dignity: Reflections on the Middle East 2014 Raja Shehadeh: Is There a Language of Peace? 2015 Daniel Barenboim: The Role of Music in Life 2016 Naomi Klein: Let them Drown - The Violence of Othering in a Warming World 2017 Mahmood Mamdani: Justice Not Revenge – Examining the Concept of Revolutionary Justice 2018 Amira Hass: The Preventable: Israeli Fantasies and Techniques of Population Expulsion Barenboim-Said Akademie In 2018, Mena Mark Hanna, dean of the Barenboim-Said Akademie, launched the Edward W. Said Days, a three-day interdisciplinary festival reflecting upon the legacy of Said's thought. Each festival is thematic and features three keynote speakers, an artistic exhibition, films, and guest musical artists. 2018 "On Late Style": Teju Cole, Linda Hutcheon, Raja Shehadeh, and the Michelangelo String Quartet. 2019 "On Counterpoint": Michael Wood, Adania Shibli, Sa'ed Atshan, The Tallis Scholars, and Akinbode Akinbiyi. 2020 "Culture and Power" (postponed to 2021): Alex Ross, Elizabeth Wilson, Laleh Khalili, Elaine Mitchener, Gilbert Nouno, Michael Wendeberg, Jean Kalman, and Abdo Shanan. References Said Columbia University