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Digest entry: 03/04/2023 @ 04:45 PM

Tuesday, March 7 - The Harry Spindel Memorial Lecture presents Susan Neiman (Jennifer Berube)

"What I Learned Since I Wrote 'Learning From the Germans'"

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Kresge Auditorium

Susan Neiman's most recent book argued that Americans - and other peoples - have much to learn from Germany about historical reckoning. Germany was the first nation to confront its vast crimes during World War II, but this process was a long and hard one; dedicated grassroots work along with foreign policy considerations forced far-reaching changes in attitude. In the past two years, however, German historical reckoning has gone awry in many ways. Ms. Neiman will discuss this, along with parallels to current developments in the U.S.

Susan Neiman is Director of the Einstein Forum. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Neiman studied philosophy at Harvard and the Freie Universität Berlin, and was professor of philosophy at Yale and Tel Aviv University. She is the author of eight books, including Slow Fire: Jewish Notes from Berlin, The Unity of Reason: Rereading Kant, Evil in Modern Thought, Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-up Idealists, Why Grow Up?, and Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil.

Sponsored by the Harry Spindel Memorial Lecture Fund.

Please note: seating for this event is first come, first served.

To view a live-stream of Susan Neiman's talk, please visit the Bowdoin Talks website.