Julia B. Köhne
The Humboldt University of Berlin
Talk: “Between Real and Reel Horrors: International Transgressive Film Cultures since the 1970s”
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
Workshop: “The Aesthetic Display of Perpetrators and Reenactments of Violence in Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing (2012)”
Dewey Room
W043 Pattee Library
The workshop discusses an essay film that has made waves since its release in 2012. The Act of Killing, which could be addressed as a reality-based horror movie, traces the status quo of an ‘open secret: the Indonesian mass killings in 1965/6-a forgotten genocide. The cinematographic experience provides insight into the twisted intrapsychic dynamics of the perpetrators by focusing on their ‘post-atrocity perpetrator symptoms. Via detailed reenactments of violence, the functioning of their mechanisms of guilt denial, lack of empathy, boasting techniques, and persisting hubris becomes obvious. The individual defenses are accompanied by a neglected national memory and the beginning of a process of working-through, which was finally activated after the release of the film
Naaborle Sackeyfio
Associate Professor of Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami University Ohio
Energy, Sovereignty, and Environmental Justice in a Global Context
November 5, 6:00 p.m. 221 Chambers Building
In this talk, Naaborle Sackeyfio will examine how extractive industries such as hydropower and mining relate to ecological sovereignty, sustainable development, and lifelong learning and adult education. Drawing on African case studies, her work reveals critical insights that resonate across global regions facing similar challenges.
This interdisciplinary event will bring together students, faculty, and international scholars to engage in critical dialogue about the relationship between energy systems, ecological sovereignty, environmental justice, and education.
Co-sponsors:
Lifelong Learning and Adult Education
Office of Education and Social Equity
Center for Energy Law and Policy
African Studies
Ana Pérez-Quiroga
Center for Art History and Artistic Research, University of Évora
“¿De qué casa eres?” (Where do you call home?)”
Film Screening and Discussion
November 11, 6:00 p.m. 113 Carnegie Building
This event will feature a screening of Pérez-Quiroga’s documentary ¿De qué casa eres? (Where do you call home?) (2024), which takes its title from the question that was repeatedly asked to the almost 3,000 Spanish children exiled to the USSR due to the Spanish Civil War. The film is the story of Pérez-Quiroga’s mother, Angelita Pérez, who lived in Russia from the age of 4 to 24, until she finished her degree in medicine in Moscow before returning to Spain and later marrying and moving to Portugal. The film is, ultimately, a past-to-present story that searches for how world history intersects with one’s personal story. The documentary screening will be followed by a discussion with Pérez-Quiroga where we will moderate questions from the audience.
Ana Pérez-Quiroga is an artist-researcher affiliated with the Center for Art History and Artistic Research at the University of Évora. With a B.A. in sculpture from University of Lisbon’s School of Fine Arts, a Master’s in Intermedia Visual Arts from the University of Évora, and a Ph.D. in contemporary art from the University of Coimbra’s College of the Arts, Pérez-Quiroga is a practicing artist who interrogates memory, the archive, and the relationship between the public and the private in the Iberian context.
Co-sponsors: Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese The McCourtney Institute for Democracy Centre Film Festival.
