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Conference & Film Screenings — Open to the Public
Language: English
Organizer:
Myriam Lamrani — Harvard University * Panteion University
Contact: myriam_lamranimaria@fas.harvard.edu
Location:
SOCH Hilles P-14 Small Function Room, 4th Floor & Hilles Cinema, 1st Floor
59 Shepard Street Cambridge, MA, 02138
Hilles Floor Map
To get there:
Please note, entrance is on Shepard Street
Harvard Shuttle Quad stop, leaves you on Shepard street corner.
From Hotel Veritas, 22’ walk. Taking Massachusetts Ave. toward the church (First Parish in Cambridge Square) and continue right toward Cambridge Common. Cross Garden Street, turn left, and walk along the park
From Harvard Square T station, 15’ walk. Cross Massachusetts Ave. toward the church (First Parish in Cambridge Square) and continue right toward Cambridge Common. Cross Garden Street, turn left, and walk along the park. Turn right onto Shepard Street, and the Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH) will be immediately on your left.
From Porter Square/Lesley Univ. Hall, 20’ walk. Exit the building on Massachusetts Ave. and turn left. Cross the street at a crosswalk, cross Linnaean Street, and turn right. Walk down Linnaean Street and turn right into the alleyway/walkway at the sign that reads, “Radcliffe Quadrangle.” You will walk past Harvard dorms, and Hilles will be on the right, across from Cabot House.
Beyond spectacular displays of brutality, what counts as violence in Greece and Mexico? What constitutes intimacy when violence and its aftermath have become a familiar presence? How should we, as scholars and image-makers, engage with the delicate task of representing intimacy with violence in a world where we bear witness to the “cruel images” (Toukan 2019) emerging from Gaza, Sudan, the US, and beyond?
During this two-day international conference, between film screenings and conversations, we will explore these critical questions to understand the ways in which violence looms in our lives. Join us to rethink the intersections of intimacy and violence.
Program
Sessions and screenings are open to the public
DAY 1 — Monday, October 21, 2024
9:30 AM | OPENING REMARKS
9:40–10:45 AM | Panel 1 | In Violence’s Grasp
10:45–11:00 AM | COFFEE BREAK
11:00–12:00 AM | Panel 2 | Brutally Intimate Territories
12:00–1:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK
1:00–2:00 PM | Panel 3 | Taming Violence, Rationalizing Death
2:00–2:10 PM | COFFEE BREAK
2:10–5:15 PM | FILMS SCREENING | Mexico | Location: @Hilles Cinema, 1st Floor
6:30 PM | DINNER with participants
DAY 2 — Tuesday, October 22, 2024
9:00–11:05 AM | FILMS SCREENING | Greece | Location: @Hilles Cinema, 1st Floor
11:05–11:15 AM | COFFEE BREAK
Location: Hilles P-14 Small Function Room, 4th Floor
11:15–12:40 PM | Panel 1 | Horrific Intimacies & Inter-Species Closeness
12:40–1:30 PM | LUNCH BREAK
1:30–2:30 PM | Panel 2 | Pleasurable Violence Under Duress
2:30–3:15 PM | COFFEE BREAK
3:15–4:45 PM | Closing Conversation
Hosted by Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH) and cosponsored by Provostial Fund for the Arts and Humanities, the Moses Mesoamerican Archive, and the Mahindra Humanities Center. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101031711.
LOCATION:59 Shepard Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART:20241021T040000Z DTEND:20241022T040000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR