MONDAY
October 23, 2023 @ 6:15 PM
FRIDAY
October 27, 2023 @ 9:00 PM
SUNDAY
October 29, 2023 @ 3:30 PM
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Blurb
The renowned German-Jewish writer received urgent entreaties to leave Europe, from famous playwright Bertolt Brecht, the philosopher Theodor Adorno, and Gershom Scholem, scholar of Jewish mysticism. With time running out, Benjamin faces an impossible situation: vicious persecution; myopic absorption in his work; a competitive twist to his collaborations. Moreover, he has burnt the bridges to the women in his life.
THIS SHOW IS 65 MINUTES LONG
Bio.
1975 through 2017, taught Comp Lit & German @ a cluster of universities including Johns Hopkins, SUNY-Buffalo, Rutgers, & lastly, Yale (2002-17). Frankfurt School (Benjamin, Adorno, Horkheimer, et. al.)–major ongoing pursuit. 12 self-authored books on modernism, critical theory, aesthetics, etc. Latest: The Great Dismissal: Memoir of Cultural Demolition-Derby, 2015-22 (Bloomsbury, 2023).
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