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Tolerance of ambi­guity and anti­semitism

Part of the Lecture Series Where Does the Truth Lie? On Tolerance of Ambi­guity (video recording available, in German)

Prof. Ilka Quideau (Frankfurt Uni­versity of Applied Sciences) examines the role of ac­cusations of anti­semitism in current public debate, taking a psycho­analytical perspective. What is negotiated when you accuse people of being anti­semitic? What is left out? What is the point of the accusation?

Using the example of documenta fifteen and the antisemitic incidents in many German cities after the Hamas massacre on 7 October 2023, Quindeau highlights the complex dynamics of the debate, relating them to the concept of the tolerance of ambiguity.

recording available

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Where

W. M. Blumenthal Academy
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
Postal address: Lindenstraße 9-14, 10969 Berlin

Video recording from 13 May 204, in German; Jewish Museum Berlin

In the lecture series Where Does the Truth Lie? On the Tolerance of Ambiguity, five scholars discuss the tolerance of ambiguity and its relevance today: How can we acknowledge and tolerate different positions?

Curated and moderated by Natan Sznaider

Ilka Quindeau

Ilka Quindeau is a psychoanalyst and teaching analyst (DPV/IPA), and has been a fellow at the Center for Research on Antisemitism at TU Berlin since 2020. From 2018 to 2020, she was President of the International Psychoanalytic University in Berlin. She also holds a professorship in clinical psychology and psychoanalysis at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. She specializes in gender, biographical and trauma research, as well as in antisemitism and the politics of remembrance. 

Das Bild zeigt ein Portrait von Ilka Quindeau. Eine weiblich gelesene Person mit kurzen, roten Haaren.

Prof. Dr. Ilka Quindeau; photo: Bernd Hartung, taz

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Lecture Series Where Does the Truth Lie? On Tolerance of Ambiguity

Lecture Series Where Does the Truth Lie? On Tolerance of Ambiguity: Information on the event series
Events
Tolerance of Ambiguity and Art: Lecture by Nora Sternfeld, 13 Jun 2024, 7 pm, in German
Tolerance of Ambiguity and the Muslim Perspective: Lecture by Bekim Agai, 25 Sep 2024, 7 pm, in German
Opportunities and Limits of the Tolerance of Ambiguity: Lecture by Hans Georg Soeffner, 23 Oct 2024, 7 pm, in German
Digital Content
Tolerance of Ambiguity and the Jewish Perspective: Lecture by Natan Sznaider, video recording from 10 Apr 2024, in German
Current page: Tolerance of Ambiguity and Antisemitism – with Ilka Quindeau, video recording from 13 May 2024, in German

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  • WhenMon 13 May 2024, 7 pm
  • Where W. M. Blumenthal Academy
    Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
    Postal address: Lindenstraße 9-14, 10969 Berlin
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Video Recordings: Watch Past Museum Events (77)

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