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Final day of #NabokovWithoutBorders Cornell University highlights included: Matthew Roth superbly on teaching Lolita through critical theory, Sabine Metzger / @drsabinemetzger.bsky.social on audible dread, and Hanna Miles on souvenirs and trauma; a farewell sunset & festive conference dinner! 🎃 🎁🫀

And a bonus morning traipsing around Ithaca finding some Nabokov spots 🐿️

Very proud of this, please do come along!🪽

We're slowly moving to bluer pastures. You can find us at @parkesinstitute.bsky.social. Looking forward to rebuilding a community there!

Tonight we're launching a new exhibition on 'The Wandering Jew' curated by Parkes PGR Anoushka Alexander-Rose & featuring contributions from members of the Parkes Institute. Learn more about the exhibition and hear from Anoushka in our latest news piece. southampton.ac.uk/parkes/news/20…

Did you miss your chance to see 'The Wandering Jew: A Travelling Exhibition' during the launch in Southampton? Catch it in London in early 2025 at German Historical Institute London, details below 👇

Lots of Parkes representation at Limmud Festival 2024! Anoushka Alexander-Rose w/ the Wandering Jew exhibition & a session on 'Rethinking the legend' Joseph Finlay 'Are Jews an Ethnic Minority in British Law? Case Law from the 1980s' Verity Steele 'So You Want to be a Jewish Farmer?'

This year for Southampton's Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day, we are honoured to be hosting Janine Webber BEM. Born in Lvov in 1932, Janine was the only member of her family who survived the ghetto and was placed in hiding, working as a maid until the liberation...

There are limited tickets remaining for our launch event at GHI on the 23rd January where I will be in conversation with Elisabeth Becker-Topkara Uni Heidelberg exploring the the legend of the Wandering Jew in German culture past and present. Sign up below!

It's Holocaust & Genocide Memorial Day next Monday, marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Neil Gregor and Anoushka Alexander-Rose spoke to Voice FM Radio about the commemorative event Parkes Institute is hosting on behalf of Southampton: voicefmradio.co.uk/on-air/player/…

It was a privilege to meet holocaust survivor Janine Webber. Her father and brother were killed by the Nazis and her mother died in a ghetto in Lwów, Poland – now L’viv, Ukraine. The 92-year-old is at Parkes Institute to mark #HolocaustMemorialDay. Interview ITV News Meridian at 6pm.

Register now for the Parkes Lecture: Lyndsey Stonebridge discussing her latest The Orwell Prize shortlisted book, 'We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt’s Lessons in Love and Disobedience', with Devorah Baum and Jonathan Leader 4th March, 6pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/lyndsey-ston…

1/ 🚨 New report launches today in Parliament: Framing the Future: The Political Case for Strengthening the Visual Arts Ecosystem  Backed by the APPG for Visual Arts & Artists, it makes the case for bold government action ahead of the UK Spending Review.

We’re delighted to have played a key role in a major new report into the value and importance of visual arts. The ‘Framing the Future’ report sets out recommendations to the government on investment to safeguard art for the future. Read more 👉 tr.ee/Bdqnp0

Alongside colleagues from University of Southampton, Winchester School of Art and Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities, we were proud to launch the report ‘Framing the Future: The Political Case for Strengthening the Visual Arts Ecosystem’ yesterday at the House of Commons. Read the report here >>> cvan.art/work-campaigns…

One week to go until our next event! Join us for a talk from Leonid Livak (University of Toronto) on 'Integrating Jewish Studies with Russian Exilic Studies: The Holocaust and the End of Russia Abroad' 📅 Wednesday 7 May, 6pm (BST) 📍 Avenue Campus & online eventbrite.co.uk/e/integrating-…

Our final Parkes event of the year is an exciting double bill with Lisa Lampert-Weissig talking about her recent 'Instrument of Memory: Encounters with the Wandering Jew' & Anoushka Alexander-Rose launching the digital version of her travelling exhibition! 🎫 eventbrite.co.uk/e/instrument-o…

📢 EVENT “Instrument of Memory: Encounters with the Wandering Jew” 🗓 5/27/25 | 🕕 6 PM GMT | 💻 Online Join Lisa Lampert-Weissig & Anoushka Alexander-Rose for a talk & exhibition launch on reimagining the Wandering Jew in Jewish memory, literature, and art. 🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/instrument-o…

1 week to go until our 'Wandering Jew: Book Launch and Digital Exhibition Launch' webinar with Lisa Lampert-Weissig & Anoushka Alexander-Rose Tuesday 27th May, online, 6pm: eventbrite.co.uk/e/instrument-o… Jewish Historical Society of England (JHSE) German History Society English at Soton UC San Diego University of Michigan Press University of Southampton History Department University of Southampton Events

Chuffed to have been awarded a Director’s Award in the category of public engagement and outreach for “exceptional contribution to Parkes Institute” - a very special way to mark the end of my PhD and time as an Outreach Fellow after over four years! 🤩