CALL FOR PAPERS

HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER presents “IF THIS IS A MAN” THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF PRIMO LEVI Wednesday and Thursday October 23 and 24, 2002

Hofstra University is proud to sponsor an international conference on the life and philosophy of Primo Levi (1919-1987). His memoir, Survival in Auschwitz (If This Is a Man), has claimed a place among the masterpieces of Holocaust literature. Levi’s last work, The Drowned and the Saved, is arguably the most profound meditation on the Shoah. In his lifetime Levi forged an impressive body of work, and his writings remain a powerful reminder of what transpired in the extermination camps of Europe and what it means to be human after Auschwitz.

We welcome paper proposals on any number of topics, including but not limited to: Levi and the Culture of Turin Levi and Italian Jews The Holocaust vs. the Culture of Science Memory and Holocaust Memoirs Language and Writing Levi, Theater and Film Representations of the Holocaust Suicide (?)

Proposals for other presentations, lecture/demonstrations, panels, round-tables and workshops are also welcomed.

A letter of intent, a three- to five-page abstract (in duplicate) and curriculum vitae should be sent by January 18, 2002, to:

PRIMO LEVI CONFERENCE Hofstra Cultural Center (HCC) 200 Hofstra University Hempstead, New York 11549-2000

The deadline for completed double-spaced papers in duplicate is August 2, 2002. Presentation time for papers, lectures, lecture/demonstrations and workshops is limited to 20 minutes. (Papers should be limited to 10-12 typed, double- spaced pages, excluding notes.) As selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings, previously published material should not be submitted.

Conference Director: For more information, contact: Stanislao G. Pugliese Hofstra Cultural Center Associate Professor of History 200 Hofstra University Heger Hall Hempstead, NY 11549-2000 115 Hofstra University Tel: (516) 463-5669 Hempstead, NY 11549-1150 Fax: (516) 463-4793 Tel: (516) 463-5611 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (516) 463-2201 E-mail: [email protected]

SPECIAL CONFERENCE EVENTS “Desperate Inscriptions: “But When We Started Singing ...” Screening of Graffiti from the The Poetry of Primo Levi “The Truce” Nazi Prison in Rome” Performed by Bob Spiotto Directed by Francesco Rosi A Photographic Exhibition Associate Director of Performing Arts Starring John Tuturro by Liana Miuccio and Producer of Special Events Text by Stanislao G. Pugliese Hofstra Cultural Center

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