On Hannah Arendt's "Eichmann in Jerusalem"
In this episode from the Institute\u2019s Vault, we have an excerpt from a two day symposium--\u201cHannah Arendt Right Now\u201d--which explored the philosopher\u2019s impact on the 21st Century. The 2006 event was held on the hundredth anniversary of Arendt\u2019s birth.\nThe focus of this episode is Arendt\u2019s 1963 book,\xa0Eichmann in Jerusalem. The session begins with historian Anthony Grafton, whose father, a journalist, once wrote about Arendt. The second speaker is Dr. Rony Brauman, the co-directed\xa0The Specialist: Portrait of a Modern Criminal,\xa0a documentary about the trial of Adolf Eichman. The third speaker is Margarethe von Trotta, the German director whose 2012 film about Hannah Arendt focuses on the Eichmann trial. The session concludes with Pamela Katz, who wrote the screenplay for\xa0Hannah Arendt.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies