Challenging Images, Contested Histories: Workshop and Film Screening
PERFORMATIVITY OF IMAGES IN PUBLIC SPACES - WORKSHOP
Birkbeck Interdisciplinary Research in Media and Culture (BIRMAC), Pears Institute for the study of Antisemitism and the School of Arts, Birkbeck, University of London
Speakers include:
James Bulgin and Rachel Donnelly, Holocaust Galleries, Imperial War Museum, London;
Ruth Beckermann, Filmmaker;
Maiken Umbach, University of Nottingham;
Lisa Peschel, University of York.
11 June 2019
Time:
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue:
Birkbeck, University of London, The Keynes Library, School of Arts, 43 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PD
Free event open to all:
Book your space: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/performativity-of-images-in-public-spaces-workshop-tickets-62150503830
The archival image communicates across different regimes: the static nature of the photograph, the movement of the audio-visual, and more recently the immersive experience of augmented reality. In each case, the historical image is deemed to shed light on the past, to change public perception and to lead to a deeper understanding of past events.
This workshop brings together scholars, artists, museum professionals and the public to reflect on the challenges and power of presenting difficult and unsettling archival images in the public realm. What is the impact of using images which depict discrimination, racial hatred or genocidal violence? Why and how should such images be framed or staged in public space? What is their social and educational value? Should the dissemination of archival content be the responsibility of educational and archival institutions alone? How can artistic practice be used to challenge viewers to think critically about what is shown, and about how it is shown?
Programme
1:00-1:10 Welcome & Opening Comments (Organisers)
1.10-2.30 Panel 1
James Bulgin (Content Leader Holocaust Galleries, Imperial War Museums) and Rachel Donnelly (Holocaust Learning Manager, Imperial War Museums)
Lisa Peschel (Lecturer in Theatre, Film and Television, University of York)
2.30-3.00 Coffee & Tea break
3.00-4:30 Panel 2
Ruth Beckermann (Filmmaker, Vienna)
Maiken Umbach (Professor of History, University of Nottingham)
4:30-5:00 Concluding Remarks (Organisers)
Event Organisers: Dr. Diana Popescu (Pears Institute for the study of Antisemitism), Dr. Janet McCabe (BIRMAC, School of Arts), and Dr. Silke Arnold-de Simine (BIRMAC, School of Arts).
THE WALDHEIM WALTZ - FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION
11 June 2019
On the evening of the 11 June, commencing at 6.00pm, there is a screening of Ruth Beckerman’s film, The Waldheim Waltz (2018). This will be followed by Ruth Beckermann in conversation with Laura Mulvey, Senior Professor of Film Studies, Birkbeck, University of London.
Full details and booking information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-waldheim-waltz-a-film-about-truth-lies-and-alternative-facts-tickets-60523204534
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