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Maus Symposium, April 5, 2022

A symposium of discussions surrounding the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, Art Spiegelman's Maus, was held on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher University. The event was sponsored by the Department of Media and Communication, the Program in Interdisciplinary Arts, and the School of Arts and Sciences.

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(09:40) Introductory Remarks

Ann Marie Fallon and Jeremy Sarachan

Introduction to the symposium by Dean Ann Marie Fallon and Professor Jeremy Sarachan.
(09:45) Mice as Metaphor: the Portrayal of the Holocaust in Maus

Oliver Griffin

Presented at the Maus Symposium on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher College.
(10:10) When You Inherit a Trauma: Me, We and (Un)Shared History in the Form of Art

Özge Kantaş

Presented at the Maus Symposium on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher College.
(10:35) Whoopi, Maus, and the Jewish Question; followed by Q&A with panelists

David Baronov

Presented at the Maus Symposium on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher College.
(11:20) Why the Jews? A (Far Too) Brief History of Antisemitism and the Holocaust

Rabbi Debbi Till

Presented at the Maus Symposium on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher College.

References:

https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/education-outreach/Brief-History-on-Anti-Semitism-A.pdf

https://www.museumoftolerance.com/education/teacher-resources/holocaust-resources/timeline-of-the-holocaust.html
(11:45) A Holocaust Survivor's Story

Steven Hess

Presented at the Maus Symposium on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher College.
(13:25) Banning Books and Free Speech: the Psychology of Rights

Jessica Robinson

Presented at the Maus Symposium on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher College.
(13:50) Banned Books and the Library

Mia Breitkopf and Kate Ross

Presented at the Maus Symposium on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher College.
(14:40) Maus in Panels

Jeremy Sarachan

Presented at the Maus Symposium on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher College.
(15:20) Of Mice and Maus: Harvey Pekar's Critique of Art Spiegelman

Timothy Madigan

Presented at the Maus Symposium on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher College.
(19:30) Maus in Comics History: from Funny Animals to the Classroom

Daniel Worden

Presented at the Maus Symposium on April 5, 2022, at St. John Fisher College.