“Three Moments in the History of Antisemitism” Giacomo Loi & Aamir Mufti (respondent)

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"Three Moments in the History of Antisemitism" This talk explores three pivotal moments in the history of antisemitism, tracing its evolution from antiquity through the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. In antiquity, we will examine the roots of anti-Judaic sentiments in the Greco-Roman world, zooming in on the famous Alexandria riot in the first […]

Martial Aesthetics: War, Scenarios, and the Securitization of the Novel

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Critical Grove No. 3 Talk Title: "Martial Aesthetics: War, Scenarios, and the Securitization of the Novel" Speaker:  Anders Engberg-Pedersen, Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Southern Denmark, Director of the Nordic Humanities Center, and Chair of Humanities at the Danish Institute for Advanced Studies. Author of Empire of Chance: The Napoleonic Wars and […]