ÒIMAGING THE UNIMAGINABLE:

The Iconicization of AuschwitzÓ

Conference organizers: Nora Alter (nma@ufl.edu)

and Jack Kugelmass (jkugelma@jst.ufl.edu)

 

Sunday, Nov 11th at The Harn Museum,

SW 34th St and Hull Rd, Gainesville

 

WELCOME

10:00–12:30PM: PLACE, TIME AND TEXT

Geoffrey Giles, Moderator

 

Joachim NEANDER, Krakow

ÒThe Image of Auschwitz in History & PoliticsÓ

 

Edward SHAPIRO, Seton Hall

ÒHistory and the Bombing of AuschwitzÓ

 

Steven WHITFIELD, Brandeis

ÒThe Deputy and the Historiography of the HolocaustÓ

 

2:00–4:00PM: SCREENING AUSCHWITZ

Barbara Mennel, Moderator

 

David BATHRICK, Cornell

ÒAuschwitz Is The Name of a Place: From Index to Icon in Early Holocaust FilmÓ

 

Maureen TURIM, Florida

ÒAuschwitz, Trauma and RepresentationÓ

 

Eric KLIGERMAN, Florida

ÒÔWenn du deine Augen SchliesstÕ: Re-examining AdornoÕs Bilderverbot in Eli RothÕs HostelÓ

 

4:30–6:30PM: Screeening and discussion

Scott Nygren, Moderator

 

Harun FAROCKI, Vienna Academy of Arts

Respite

 

Monday, Nov 12th at Hillel,

2020 West University Ave, Gainesville

 

10:00–12:30PM: CROSSING SPACE AND TIME

Keith Bullivant, Moderator

 

Edna AIZENBERG, Marymount Manhattan

ÒArgentinaÕs ÔAuschwitzÕ: The Death Camp and the Argentine ÔDisappearedÕÓ

 

Irene KACANDES, Dartmouth

ÒGreek Jews Write Back: Auschwitz in the Greek ImaginaryÓ

 

Philip HOLLANDER, Tulane

ÒKa-TzetnikÕs Explicit Sincerity and Contested Holocaust Memory in IsraelÓ

 

Gertrud KOCH, Free Univ. (Berlin)

ÒBeing my FatherÕs Father: Generational Narratives about the HolocaustÓ

 

2:30–5:00PM: AUSCHWITZ NOW

Michal Ben-Horin, Moderator

 

Lutz KOEPNICK, Washington

ÒEmbodying MemoryÓ

 

Oren Baruch STIER, Florida International

ÒÔArbeit Macht FreiÕ Between History and MemoryÓ

 

Galili SHAHAR, Florida

ÒAirplanes Over AuschwitzÓ

 

Leslie MORRIS, Minnesota

ÒSanctified Space, Digital Space, Jewish SpaceÓ

 

5:30–6:30PM: Visual presentation and discussion

Leah Hochman, Moderator

 

Dan EISENBERG, Art Institute, Chicago

ÒMaking it SafeÓ

 

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This conference is held in conjunction with the Auschwitz Album  exhibit

on display at the University of FloridaÕs Reitz Union Gallery through the month of November.

 

The gallery is located on the 2nd Floor of J. Wayne Reitz Union.

GALLERY HOURS

M–Th: 9AM–9PM

F–Su: 9AM–6PM

 

Sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies at UF and

made possible through a generous gift from Irma and Norman Braman.