Antisemitism and Conspiracy Theories. Historical Approaches to Modern and Contemporary Experiences

H2020 Project ODYCCEUS, Concluding Historical Symposium

Friday, 28 May 2021

Morning session

10am -12.30 pm (CEST time)

– Simon Levis Sullam (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

The Story in the Conspiracy: Narratological Aspects of Antisemitism

– Ignazio Veca (University of Pisa)

Beyond Conspiracy Theories: Jews Conspiracy Plots and Transmedia

Storytelling in the 19th Century

– Nina Valbousquet (Ecole Française de Rome)

The Catholic Participation in the spread of the “Protocols of the Elders

of Zion”: A Transnational Network

– Valentina Pisanty (University of Bergamo)

The Politics of Conspiracy Theories and the Soros Myth

Q&A

The Morning Session will be held at the following Zoom link:

https://unive.zoom.us/j/87471449633

ID riunione: 874 7144 9633 (Passcode: P11G0C)

Afternoon session

5-6.30 pm (CEST time)

Keynote Dialogue

David Nirenberg (University of Chicago) and Miri Rubin (Queen Mary University of London)

Antijudaism, Antisemitism and Conspiratorial Imageries Through Time

Moderated by Simon Levis Sullam (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

The Keynote Dialogue will be held at the following Zoom link:

https://unive.zoom.us/j/86130836285

ID riunione: 861 3083 6285 (Passcode: 89X7Bi)

Confirmed participants: Alessandro Cifariello (Università della Tuscia), Emanuele D’Antonio (University of Torino), Cristiana Facchini (University of Bologna), Carlotta Ferrara degli Uberti, (University of Pisa), Lorenzo Ferrari (University of Padova), Eckehard Olbrich (Max Planck Institute, Leipzig), Deborah Paci (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Richard Rogers (University of Amsterdam), Rocco Tripodi (University of Bologna), Mark Tuters (University of Amsterdam), Massimo Warglien (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice).