Cancelled: WWII, France, and the Problem of Memory: State, Society, Victims, Resistance Activists
Renée Poznanski, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Renée Poznanski, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
You are invited to a special evening exploring the point where Jewish memory and contemporary American politics are most intertwined: the debate over calling US border camps ‘concentration camps.’
Jacques Semelin is a historian, political scientist and psychologist that has served as a director of research at Sciences Po since 1997. In 2007, Sémelin was qualified as a professor of History and of Political Science by the Conseil national des universités (le CNU). Sémelin is highly esteemed for his work on mass violence and mass genocide, being a member of the International Association of Genocide Scholars. He is the founder of the Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence, of which he has been president since January 2011.
Mikhal Dekel, Professor & Director of Rifkind Center for the Humanities and Arts, CCNY
The Benjamin (Yale 1962) and Barbara Zucker Lecture Series
Michele Battini, Professor of Modern History and History of Politics at University of Pisa
The Benjamin (Yale 1962) and Barbara Zucker Lecture Series
Susie Linfield, a social and cultural theorist at New York University
The Benjamin (Yale 1962) and Barbara Zucker Lecture Series
Ayal Feinberg, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University-Commerce
The Benjamin (Yale 1962) and Barbara Zucker Lecture Series
Panel Discussion:
Céline Masson, Professor at University of Picardy Jules Vernes
Béatrice Madiot, Associate Professor in Social Psychology, University of Picardy Jules Vernes
Jean Szlamowicz, Professor in Linguistics and Translation Studies, University of Burgundy
The Benjamin (Yale 1962) and Barbara Zucker Lecture Series
Yana Grinshpun, Associate Professor in Language Sciences, Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle University
The Benjamin (Yale 1962) and Barbara Zucker Lecture Series
The Modern Europe Colloquium presents, “Populism Then and Now: A Symposium,” featuring:
Paul Hanebrink, Professor at Rutgers University, New Brunswick; author of A Specter Haunting Europe: The Myth of Judeo-Bolshevism.
Federico Finchelstein, Professor at The New School; author of From Fascism to Populism in History.
Bruno Chaouat, Professor at the University of Minnesota; author of Is Theory Good for the Jews?
Moderated By: Carolyn J. Dean, Charles J. Stille Professor of History & French at Yale University
A light reception follows