From The Origins of Totalitarianism to The Crises in Little Rock Arendt’s thinking on race is controversial and has often led many to quickly dismiss her thoughts on race and antisemitism entirely. The Hannah Arendt Center’s 12th annual conference on “Racism and Antisemitism” will explore these oft shunned concepts in Arendt’s work in the context of our contemporary political moment which is marked by antisemitic and racist violence.
Our conference will consider the following questions:
• What is Racism?
• Is antisemitism a form of racism?
• What does anti-racism mean today?
• Is it antisemitic to criticize the state of Israel?
• Is equality possible in a world where prejudice exists?
• How can we respond to racist fantasies?
