Representations of the Intellectual at haven ikke må blive

at haven ikke må blive et overambitiøst projekt

Each chapter dives into a different form of communication

og giver stemme til dem

og et indblik i en verden

Representations of the Intellectual at haven ikke må bliveAre intellectuals merely the servants of special interests or do they have a larger responsibility? In these wide ranging essays, one of our most brilliant and fiercely independent public thinkers addresses this question with extraordinary eloquence. Said sees the intellectual as an exile and amateur whose role it is 'to speak the truth to power' even at the risk of ostracism or imprisonment. Drawing on the examples of Jonathan Swift and Theodor