Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives

Reading and Discussion of ‘But I Live’ with Dr. Charlotte Schallié and Barbara Yelin at Utrecht University

On October 29, graphic artist Barbara Yelin and SCVN Co-Director Dr. Charlotte Schallié will be featured in a public online webinar as part of the 27th Workshop on National Socialist Camps and Killing Sites. Barbara and Charlotte will be reading from the publication ‘But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust.’ This webinar and the other workshop activities are geared towards young scholars who are interested in working with stories and histories of camps and killing sites associated with genocide and mass atrocity worldwide.

In addition to reading from ‘But I Live,’ Charlotte and Barbara will engage in a dialogue about trauma-informed storytelling and the compelling power of drawing as a language to communicate about stories of memory, trauma, and resilience. The visual testimony of Holocaust child survivor Emmie Arbel, collected in ‘But I Live’ by Barbara Yelin is one example of how visual arts can be engaged in Holocaust education and communication.

Event Details:

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 19:00 CET (11:00 PDT)

Sweelinckzaal, Room 0.05, Utrecht University, Drift 21, 3512 BR Utrecht or online via zoom

Register online to join at here.

Our thanks to the Utrecht University, the University of Toronto Press, and the Dr. Hildegaard Hansche Stiftung for supporting this event.