BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ical@bgc.bard.edu//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.16.12// METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Bard Graduate Center X-WR-CALDESC: X-WR-RELCALID:f X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_1464@www.bgc.bard.edu DTSTAMP:20260510T195738Z DESCRIPTION:Portable Tombs of Memory: The Ringelblum Archive as a Collectio n of Objects is a three-part lecture series by Bożena Shallcross that expl ores the Ringelblum Archive as a collection of material objects that infor ms our perception of the bare everyday during the Jewish genocide\, the qu estion of the material durability and fragility of objects\, and the metho ds of preserving their materiality.In the second lecture\, Rust and Mold\, Shallcross analyzes the (mal)function of the containers she discussed in the first lecture in the series\, their material state and the enormous co nservation challenges that followed the Ringelblum Archive’s discovery. Th e restoration of its contents is presented as an ongoing project that defi es prevailing narratives of wartime material precarity and total loss. Bur ied like coffins\, the unassuming metal containers of what is known as the Oneg Shabbat project were filled with veritable treasure: testimonies\, d iaries\, drawings\, photographs\, tram tickets\, and even candy wrappers s ecretly collected by a group of dedicated individuals in the Warsaw Ghetto . Unearthed after the war\, they have been understood as archives of knowl edge with a unique significance for the history of the Holocaust\, extendi ng the spatial boundaries of the Warsaw Ghetto to the entire occupied Poli sh territory. The lectures discuss the protective function of the containe rs\, their own vulnerability\, as well as their contents\, as both ephemer al and textual objects.Lecture 1 (November 2): The Hidden TreasureLecture 3 (November 16): Candy WrappersBard Graduate Center is grateful for the ge nerous support of the Leon Levy Foundation. Bożena Shallcross is a Polish- born American scholar specializing in questions of materiality and thing d iscourse in visual and literary studies\, including the Holocaust. She is professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Slavic Lan guages and Literatures and member of the core faculty in the Institute on the Formation of Knowledge at the University of Chicago\, as well as a mem ber of some dozen editorial boards\, including those of the Slavic Review and Teksty Drugie (Second Texts). She has authored\, edited\, and translat ed numerous critical studies including the monographs The Holocaust Object in Polish and Polish-Jewish Culture (translated into Russian and Polish)\ ; Through the Poet’s Eye: The Travels of Zagajewski\, Herbert\, and Brodsk y\; Shadow and Form: Visual Imagination of Leopold Staff. Her articles ref lect a wide range of interests including literary representations of inter ior design\, poetic encounters with works of art\, and contemporary poets’ spatial imagination. She has just completed a study entitled Inscriptions and Other Marks and co-edited an anthology of texts by various authors en titled The Jewish Inn: From Architecture to Phantasm. Currently\, she is e diting a book entitled Creative Expression and Polish Chicago.Covid Polici esBard Graduate Center (BGC) Gallery’s policies reflect our commitment to create a safe and comfortable environment for everyone who visits our buil dings. Our institution is mask-friendly\; we support and encourage those w ho wish to wear one. All visitors must be fully vaccinated against Covid-1 9 and follow the safety guidelines and policies outlined below. BGC reserv es the right to ask visitors who do not follow these guidelines to leave.S tay home if you feel sickPlease do not visit BGC Gallery if you have a fev er or any COVID-19 symptoms\, have tested positive for COVID-19 within the past 14 days\, or have had close contact with anyone who is confirmed to have or suspected of having COVID-19.Vaccination requiredBard Graduate Cen ter requires up-to-date vaccination against COVID-19 as defined by the Cen ters for Disease Control.Social distancing is encouragedWe recommend keepi ng at least six feet from others not in your party when possible. Follow s igns and directions from BGC staff membersFollow the guidance of BGC staff \, who are monitoring visitor traffic throughout the building. They are th ere to help keep everyone safe and comfortable. Visitors who do not follow posted instructions from our staff will be asked to leave.Risk of exposur eAn inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public space where people are present. By visiting BGC Gallery\, you acknowledge and volunta rily assume all risk to any potential exposure to COVID-19. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T170000 SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: Rust and Mold END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR