Edward Said

Edward Said

male, deceased (2003)
Edward Wadie Saïd was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and outspoken Palestinian activist. He was University Professor of English and C...
Joseph E. Stiglitz

Joseph E. Stiglitz

male, 66 years old (New York, New York, United States)
Economist Joseph Stiglitz argues that the U.S. government should address the mortgage crisis by providing aid directly to homeowners, rather than...
Joseph Massad

Joseph Massad

male, 46 years old
Joseph Andoni Massad is an Associate Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University. He is of Palestinian Arab...
Enrico Fermi

Enrico Fermi

male, deceased (1954)
Enrico Fermi (September 29, 1901 - November 28, 1954) was an Italian physicist most noted for his work on the development of the first nuclear...
Eric Foner

Eric Foner

male, deceased (1943) (New York City Area, United States)
Starting October 1, 2001 , Eric Foner will moderate a month-long open discussion on teaching about Reconstruction on the HISTORY MATTERS Web site...
Hamid Dabashi

Hamid Dabashi

male, 58 years old
Hamid Dabashi presents a comprehensive, passionate, and insightful personal account on the evolution of Iranian art cinema in Close Up - Iranian...
Lionel Trilling

Lionel Trilling

male, deceased (1975)
Lionel Trilling (July 4, 1905 - November 5, 1975) was an American literary critic, author, and teacher. Trilling was one of the group known as "The...
Alan Brinkley

Alan Brinkley

male (New York, New York, United States)
Alan Brinkley is the 20th Provost and the Allan Nevins Professor of History at Columbia University in the City of New York.