EDWARD SAID AND ORIENTALISM - A CONVERSATION WITH NASSER JASSEM

An interview with Professor Nasser Jassem of the University of Mosul. Professor Nasser Jassem, previous head of Mosul University Library (2003-2011) and former director of the Unit for the Study of Orientalism, completed a scholarship at University College London in 2019. Professor Nasser Jassem speaks about Edward Said and Orientalism, the future of scholarship in Iraq and life under the Islamic State in Mosul. Date of episode recording: 2020-07-31 Duration: 01:05:59 Language of episode: English Presenter: Mehiyar Kathem Guests: Nasser Jassem Producer: Mehiyar Kathem

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