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Symposium in Memory of Robert Deam Tobin: Homosexuality and Visuality in German Modernity

Robert Deam Tobin was the inaugural Henry J. Leir Professor of Language, Literature, and Culture and a Strassler Center contributing faculty member. A remarkable teacher and scholar, he was an expert in the fields of gay and lesbian studies, queer theory, gender studies, human rights, and German and European cultural studies. A symposium examining sexuality, […]

The City Without Jews: Film Screening with Live Music

Set in the Vienna-like city of Utopia, H. K. Breslauer’s 1924 silent film “The City Without Jews (Die Stadt ohne Juden),” based on Hugo Bettauer’s 1922 satirical novel, follows the political and personal consequences of an anti-Semitic law expelling the city’s Jews. The film’s stinging critique of the politics of anti-Semitism led to its banning by the Nazis.  Featuring […]

Education, Remembrance, Prevention: Careers in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

  Education, Remembrance, Prevention: Careers in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Speakers: Morgan Blum Schneider, Sara Brown, Mikal Eckstrom, Jonathan Edelman, Josh Franklin, and Anna Voremberg Ellement Clark undergraduates trained in Holocaust history, genocide studies, and human rights are prepared for rewarding careers in education, remembrance and prevention.  Through coursework, research projects, and internships, they gain […]