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.