WHAT TO DO WITH RUINS
I’m delighted to be able to return to Stanford this Friday for an international conference on modern and contemporary ruins: “What to Do with Ruins.”
I’ll talk about the Statue of Liberty as ruin and what that has to do with the Planet of the Apes, particulates, and Monet’s water lilies.
The schedule is below; you can attend virtually or in person.
“What To Do With Ruins: An International Conference on Contemporary Ruination”
Join us for a full day of talks and discussions around the topic of modern ruins, with domestic and international guests speakers from several institutions. For more information see: https://dlcl.stanford.edu/events/ruins-modernity-conference
Friday, May 19th 9:00am-5:15pm at Cypress Room, Tresidder Union (2nd Floor), Stanford University.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
All times are in Pacific Time (PDT)
9:00 Breakfast
9:30 Welcome
9:40-11:40 PANEL 1. HERITAGE
Moderated by Victoria Zurita (Stanford University)
Andreas Schönle (University of Bristol). “Contested and detested ruin: The Russianised afterlife of the Church of the Tithe in Kyiv”
Daniel Baric (Sorbonne Université, Paris). “A Tale of Two (Ruined) Cities: Salona (Croatia) and Dioclea (Montenegro) in Socialist Yugoslavia and beyond”
Costica Bradatan (Texas Tech University). “Amid the Living Ruins of the Cynic School”
Lunch 11:40am - 1:00pm
1:00-3:00 PANEL 2. MATTER
Moderated by Romina Wainberg (Stanford University)
Jennifer Scappettone (University of Chicago). “From Colossus to Copper Particulates: Liberty Enlightening the World as Ruin”
Gastón Gordillo (University of British Columbia). “Rubble and Revolution”
Yannis Hamilakis (Brown University). “Hauntology, Affectivity, Ruination: Remains of Contemporary Migration”
Coffee Break 3:00-3:10pm
3:10-5:10 PANEL 3. AFTERLIVES
Moderated by Òscar Ferrer (Stanford University)
Christoph Wulf (Freie Universität Berlin). “The Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace. Ruin of the past - place of the new”
Pablo Arboleda (Spanish National Research Council, CSIC). “MacGuffin in Ruins: A More-Than-Representational Tale of Urban Exploration”
Laura Menéndez (Stanford University). “A Ruined Culture? Theater’s Afterlives in Barcelona and Havana”
5:10-5:15 Closing Remarks
Sponsored by Research Unit of the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages (DLCL) at Stanford University. This conference is part of the Collaborative Research Group "Ruins of Modernity" two-year event series.
If you have any questions, please contact Laura Menéndez or Prof. Resina at: lauramen@stanford.edu or jrresina@stanford.edu.
