CANCELLED OR TO BE POSTPONED FOR A LATER DATE (3/13/20)
Thursday March 26 and Friday, March 27, 2020
International Conference in German-Jewish and Refugee Studies convenes at Appalachian State University
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 421
This event is free and open to the public.
Appalachian State University Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies has partnered with the Southeast German Studies Consortium to bring its thirteenth annual conference to Appalachian's campus. Some 50 scholars from the region will discuss new approaches in German-Jewish studies, refugee and forced migration studies as well as representations of German-Jewish history and culture. This year, the Center for Research on Antisemitism in Berlin, Germany, serves as a partner with a delegation headed by the Center's director participating in the proceedings. For the full program for the days events, visit: https://holocaust.appstate.edu/conferences/southeast-german-studies-workshop-20/program
Keynote Lecture
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Director of Berlin's Center for Research on Antisemitism To Speak on "Race Defilement in Nazi Germany"
5-7 p.m.
Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114
This event is free and open to the public.
Director of the Center for Research on Antisemitism at Berlin's Technical University, Dr. Stefanie Schüler-Springorum, will speak on "Gender, Sex and Violence: Race Defilement in Nazi Germany." Her analysis of the Nazis' violent practices and dynamics demonstrates how and why they treated persecuted men and women differently, paying specific attention to "race defilement " propaganda and charges. Her talk is part of the Southeast German Studies Workshop organized by Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies and the workshop's organizational committee.
For more information, visit: https://holocaust.appstate.edu/conferences/southeast-german-studies-workshop-20/keynote
These events are organized by the Organizational Committee of the Southeast German Studies Consortium and Appalachian's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies. Co-sponsored by Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Departments of Anthropology, Communication, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and Philosophy and Religion as well as Appalachian’s German studies program and Office of International Education and Development; the American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; the Council for European Studies, New York City; Davidson College’s German Department; Emory University’s German and History Departments; the German Academic Exchange Service and the German Information Center and German Embassy, Washington, D.C.
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About the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies was founded in 2002 to develop new educational opportunities for students, teachers and the community. Located administratively within the College of Arts and Sciences, the center seeks to strengthen tolerance, understanding and remembrance by increasing the knowledge of Jewish culture and history, teaching the history and meaning of the Holocaust, and utilizing these experiences to explore peaceful avenues for human improvement and the prevention of further genocides. The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies is an associate institutional member of the Association of Jewish Studies, a member of the Association of Holocaust Organizations and a member of the North Carolina Consortium of Jewish Studies.
13th Southeast German Studies Workshop: New Work in German-Jewish and Refugee Studies graphic.
13th Southeast German Studies Workshop: New Work in German-Jewish and Refugee Studies graphic.