Creativity and Crisis in the Time of COVID-19. Webinar with Elisabeth Bronfen (U Zurich).

Jessica Peck Announcement
Location
United States
Subject Fields
Art, Art History & Visual Studies, German History / Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Music and Music History

The Center for German Studies at the University of Virginia invites you to join us for Creativity and Crisis in the Age of COVID-19. A Roundtable with Elisabeth Bronfen (U of Zurich, NYU), Christian Siegmund (1:1 Concerts), William Ducker (Virginia Tech), Steven White (Virgina Tech).

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 12:00PM (EST) on Zoom

Advance registration is required. To register for this event, please click here.

The panelists will reflect on the connections between crises and creativity and showcase projects developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and the United States.

Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich as well as Global Distinguished Professor at New York University. A specialist in the 19th and 20th century literature, she has also written articles and books in the area of gender studies, psychoanalysis, film, cultural theory and visual culture.

Christian Siegmund encountered classical music early in his life and learned to play the piano and violincello. He studied linguistics and literature as well as literary translation in Florence, Vienna, and Munich and works as translator and cultural mediator in the area of music. He is co-founder of 1:1 CONCERTS.

William Ducker is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech who specializes in Surface and Interfacial Engineering. His research group has developed coatings that continuously inactivates SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and can be conveniently painted on many common touch surfaces, such as door handles or railings, to reduce infection by microbes.

Steven White is a Virginia-based motion designer and artist at Virginia Tech. In addition to his design responsibilities inside of University Relations, Steven produces a "Doodle" that Virginia Tech's publishes in its daily University-wide email.

Cohosted by the Center for German Studies at UVA and the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., and organized in collaboration with the German Program at Virginia Tech. Cosponsored by the Department of German and the European Studies Program at UVa.

 

Contact Email
jmp4dz@virginia.edu