Events | Women in Exile: Feuchtwanger and Gender Dynamics in Exile and in Exile Literature

Los Angeles | September 16, 2022 | 9:00 AM – September 17, 2022 | 5:00 PM (PDT)

Friday–Saturday | September 16–17, 2022

Organized by USC Libraries and the International Feuchtwanger Society

In collaboration with: USC Max Kade Institute, Villa Aurora, Austrian Consulate General Los Angeles, German Consulate General Los Angeles, California State University Long Beach German Program, and German Studies Student Association

Women in Exile: Feuchtwanger and Gender Dynamics in Exile and in Exile Literature will explore Lion Feuchtwanger and the women in his novels, his circle, and his life. The conference will take a deeper look into the artistic and socioeconomic relationships of these women rather than review their biographies. What role do women play in Feuchtwanger’s novels and plays and how are they portrayed? How are women portrayed in exile literature and more broadly, how is exile literature gendered? How do female writers characterize women in their creative works? In what way does gender impact the women living in exile?

The tenth biennial conference of the International Feuchtwanger Society (IFS) is jointly organized by the University of Southern California Libraries and the International Feuchtwanger Society, in collaboration with and thanks to the support of the USC Max Kade Institute, Villa Aurora Thomas Mann House, Austrian Consulate General Los Angeles, German Consulate General Los Angeles, and California State University Long Beach German Program and German Studies Student Association.

 

The Friday portion of the conference will take place at the University of Southern California’s Doheny Memorial Library. Saturday’s events will be held at Villa Aurora in Pacific Palisades, the former residence of Marta and Lion Feuchtwanger.

 

Please find the detailed program here.

 

Admission is free

RSVP here

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September 16
 
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, CA 90089
 
 
September 17
 
Villa Aurora
520 Paseo Miramar
Los Angeles, CA 90272
 

Street parking at Villa Aurora is available on Los Liones Drive. Shuttle service starts from Los Liones Drive, off Sunset Boulevard two blocks North East of Pacific Coast Highway and is running from 11:30 am on. Please do not park in the Topanga State Park Lot!

We kindly ask our guests to wear masks inside.

 

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