Events
Hannah Arendt
Film screening and round-table discussion
| Speakers: | Robert Fine, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick and Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge, University of East Anglia |
| Date: | Sun, Apr. 26, 2015 | Time: | 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
| Venue: | Birkbeck, University of London, Bloomsbury, WC1E 7HX, Room B33, Torrington Square main entrance |
| Free event open to all: | |
| Details: | This award-winning biopic/film explores the life of Hannah Arendt, the influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Arendt’s reporting on the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, one of the major figures in the organization of the Holocaust – controversial both for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish Councils - introduced her now-famous concept of the ‘Banality of Evil.’ Weaving a narrative that spans three countries, the film includes footage from the actual Eichmann trial. The film will be followed by a round-table discussion with Robert Fine, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick and Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge, University of East Anglia. |