Kafka on Campus in AU24
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Kafka's death.
Learn more about the life & works of this
German-language novelist and writer through
the upcoming events listed below:
Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was born into a German- and Yiddish-speaking Czech Jewish family in Prague
AU24 semester - Kafka Exhibition, featuring illustrations by Nicholas Mahler
- This wonderful exhibition of 40 posters takes viewers into Kafka’s life, work, mind, and humor through Mahler’s comic artistry.
- in the Hagerty Hall Global Gallery {1st-floor Foyer}
- on display throughout the autumn 2024 semester!
- made possible by a Germany-on-Campus grant from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany – Washington, D.C.
more information on other Kafka related activities below:
Oct 10 Kafka German Day ~ a day of events & competitions for high school visitors! (by invitation only)
Oct 15 Lucia Mann presents ~ From the Writing Room to the Living Room: A Case-Study in Making a Movie in Contemporary Germany
4:00 – 6:00pm in 150 Pomerene Hall
Oct 22 Oliver Simons (Columbia) presents - Precarious Syntax: Kafka’s Sentence Writing
4:00-6:00pm in Mendenhall 100
Oct 31 A Kafka Halloween Event in the Hagerty Hall Courtyard, 7:00pm
Featuring the tales of Kafka, including: The Vulture; The Knock on the Garden Gate; Fratricide; A Little Fable; The Next Village; The Pest ... and more! Light Refreshments will be provided.
Nov 4 The Trial (1962 – restored in 4K) at the Wexner Film Theater, 4:00-6:00pm Free tickets!
Nov 13 KAFKA FESTIVAL ~ a day of events & competitions for our undergraduates!
4:00-5:30pm at the Ohio Union, 3rd Floor, Rosa M. Ailabouni Room
Thank you to our co-sponsors: The Melton Center for Jewish Studies / Theatre, Film & Media Arts / Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures / Near Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures / The Center for Eastern European & Eurasian Studies / the Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures in Hagerty / and the Wexner Film Theater
Support provided by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany - Washington, D.C.
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