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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Dear Colleagues, As part of The Voice(s) of Primo Levi Project, you are warmly invited to the following events taking place at Durham University celebrating the centenary of Primo Levi’s birth. Attendance is free and open to all: The Voice(s) of Primo Levi - On the Centenary of His Birth Friday, 10th May, 6:15pm - Opening Keynote Lecture: Professor Robert Gordon, University of Cambridge “Primo Levi: Magic, Mystery, Wonder” Lindisfarne Centre, St Aidan’s College, Durham University Saturday, 11th May – Workshop: ‘Primo Levi in Context: Categorizing Jewish, Holocaust, and Italian Literature’ Senate Room, University College, Durham University Co-Sponsored by: SIS - The Society for Italian Studies (UK) School of Modern Languages and Cultures (Durham) Living Texts / Performance and Performativity (Durham) Hearing the Voice / Institute for Medical Humanities (Durham) Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics (Durham) LivItaly & ItaLeeds (Leeds) Memory Studies in Modern Europe (Yale) Workshop Programme 9:00 – 9:30: Registration with Coffee 9:30 – 9:40: Opening Remarks - Dr Annalisa Cipollone (Durham University) 9:40 – 10:25: Dr Zoe Roth (Durham University) Race as Genre: Categorizing Jewish Literature 10:25 – 11:10. Dr Kathryn Brackney (Yale University / VWI, Vienna) After the Flood: Surreal Art and Literature by Jewish Refugees in the Post-War Period 11:10 – 11:25: Break 11:25 – 12:10: Discussion 12:10 – 13:15 Lunch 13:15 – 14:00: Prof Derek Duncan (St Andrews University) The Defiance of Humanism: Primo Levi, Toni Morrison, Paul Gilroy 14:00 – 14:45: Prof Stefania Lucamante (The Catholic University of America) Primo Levi's Legacy: On Helga Schneider's Let Me Go and the Gift of Forgiveness 14:45 – 15:10: Coffee Break 15:10 – 15:50: Discussion 15:50 – 16:00: Conclusion For further information, please contact the organizers Dr Guido Furci ([log in to unmask]) and Dr Cecilia Piantanida ([log in to unmask]) Dr Cecilia Piantanida Teaching Fellow in Italian Durham University School of Modern Languages and Cultures Elvet Riverside I, New Elvet, DH1 3JT ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies