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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

The arts in Judaism

Cycle of lectures 2008 organized jointly by the Nahmanides Institute for Jewish Studies and the Chair Ferrater Mora of Contemporary Thought of the University of Girona

In this cycle we propose to analyze different aspects, and from different perspectives, the theme of artistic activity in Judaism over the centuries. The cycle focuses mainly on the plastic arts, and presents issues such as the ban on creating images, and the response that this ban has had in the Jewish artistic tradition, or how the visual arts translate aspects of memory, Jewish tradition and culture.

The program has six conferences, which will take place every last Wednesday of the month, from January to June, at 7:00 p.m.

January 30th
Museos y Judaismo. Arte, historia y memoria - Santiago Palomero, Deputy Director General of State Museums of Madrid

February 27th
Bande desinée et mémoires juives - Didier Pasamonik, journalist and Rubén Pellejero comic strip artist

March 26th
Gerda Taro, la mujer que creó a Robert Capa - Fernando Olmeda, journalist and writer

April 30th
Els manuscrits il·luminats: la història d'Israel en imatges - Cindy Mack, PhD in Art History

28 de maig
Marc Chagall: memòries de Vitebsk - Maria Josep Balsach, PhD in Art History (University of Girona)

June 25th
Les imatges prohibides i les seves estètiques - Jörg Zimmer, PhD in Philosophy (University of Girona)

Free entrance