The philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) has become the privileged interpreter of the most characteristic transformations of our time. This congress is part of a project of far-reaching work undertaken by the CBA around the work of the German thinker.

PROGRAM

22.11.10 · 19:30
Erdmut Wizisla An explosive in his wallet: Volker Braun reads Walter Benjamin
José Manuel Cuesta Abad The auratic destruction

23.11.10 · 19:30
Juan Barja Space and Time in Walter Benjamin
Michael Morey The prose of thought

24.11.10 · 19:30
George Didi-Huberman Expose the nameless
Antonia Birnbaum Making do with little. Benjamin and poverty

Free admission
Participants who do not wish to obtain a diploma or credits
They will have access to the congress sessions without prior registration. This access will be subject to the availability of places in each session.

Certificate of accreditation and credits
Participants who wish to obtain a diploma must
register and pay a fee.

UC3M students will have their credits recognized.
obtained at the congress with 1 Humanities credit or elective credit. Each day will be recognized as a Cultural Passport Activity.

UEM students must register. Each day of the congress will be part of University Activities.

Registration fee: €40 · CBA members, students of the
UC3M and UEM: €20

To obtain the certificate, attendance at 100% of the sessions is mandatory. CBA members and students of UC3M and UEM must provide proof of their status by presenting a valid membership card or equivalent document.

Organized by
Círculo de Bellas Artes (CBA)
State Society for Cultural Commemorations (SECC)

Collaborate
Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M)
France embassy