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The Ruins of Modernity Collaborative Research Group at �鶹���� Presents:

“What To Do With Ruins: An International Conference on Contemporary Ruination”

Join us for a full day of talks and discussions around the topic of modern ruins, with domestic and international guests speakers from several institutions. For more information see: /events/ruins-modernity-conference

Friday, May 19th 9:00am-5:15pm at Cypress Room, (2nd Floor), �鶹����.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

All times are in Pacific Time (PDT)
9:00 Breakfast
9:30 Welcome

9:40-11:40 PANEL 1. HERITAGE
Moderated by Victoria Zurita (�鶹����)

Andreas Schönle (University of Bristol). “Contested and detested ruin: The Russianised afterlife of the Church of the Tithe in Kyiv”

Daniel Baric (Sorbonne Université, Paris). “A Tale of Two (Ruined) Cities: Salona (Croatia) and Dioclea (Montenegro) in Socialist Yugoslavia and beyond”

Costica Bradatan (Texas Tech University). “Amid the Living Ruins of the Cynic School”

Lunch 11:40am - 1:00pm

1:00-3:00 PANEL 2. MATTER
Moderated by Romina Wainberg (�鶹����)

Jennifer Scappettone (University of Chicago). “From Colossus to Copper Particulates: Liberty Enlightening the World as Ruin”

Gastón Gordillo (University of British Columbia). “Rubble and Revolution”

Yannis Hamilakis (Brown University). “Hauntology, Affectivity, Ruination: Remains of Contemporary Migration”

Coffee Break 3:00-3:10pm

3:10-5:10 PANEL 3. AFTERLIVES
Moderated by Òscar Ferrer (�鶹����)

Christoph Wulf (Freie Universität Berlin). “The Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace. Ruin of the past - place of the new”

Pablo Arboleda (Spanish National Research Council, CSIC). “MacGuffin in Ruins: A More-Than-Representational Tale of Urban Exploration”

Laura Menéndez (�鶹����). “A Ruined Culture? Theater’s Afterlives in Barcelona and Havana”

5:10-5:15 Closing Remarks

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Sponsored by the Research Unit of the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages (DLCL) at �鶹����. This conference is part of the Collaborative Research Group "Ruins of Modernity" two-year event series.

If you have any questions, please contact Laura Menéndez or Prof. Resina at: lauramen [at] stanford.edu (lauramen[at]stanford[dot]edu) or jrresina [at] stanford.edu (jrresina[at]stanford[dot]edu).