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The Multiple Legacies of Rosa Luxemburg: Symposium

February 23, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Free

On Friday, February 23rd the Faculty, together with The European Humanities Research Centre and Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, invites you to ‘The Multiple Legacies of Rosa Luxemburg’ symposium.

The event is dedicated to the life, thought and legacy of Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919), one of the most creative writers of modern socialism, a leading Jewish intellectual and the foremost female theoretician of European radicalism. The symposium will take place at St Peter’s College, Dorfman Room from 2 o’clock and will feature leading specialists in the area:

  • Kate Evans, artist and author of Red Rosa, will discuss how she created the cartoon biography of Rosa Luxemburg.
  • Rory Castle (Swansea University) will speak about the life, thought and legacy of the philosopher and revolutionary.
  • Marie-Louise Luxemburg (Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute), Rosa Luxemburg’s great niece, will discuss Rosa’s elusive brother, Nathan.
  • Alejandra Crosta (University of Oxford), translator of Red Rosa into Spanish, will explore intertextuality in the translation.

All are welcome.

Details

Date:
February 23, 2018
Time:
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
http://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/events/2018/02/23/multiple-legacies-rosa-luxemburg-symposium

Organiser

Alejandra Crostra
Email
alejandra.crosta@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

Venue

St Peter’s College
Dorfman Room, St Peter's College New Inn Hall Street
Oxford, OX1 2DL United Kingdom
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Phone
01865 278900
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