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Politics and the Era of the Witness: Survivor Testimony and the Witnessing of Suffering

In-Person

This presentation focuses on the practice of witnessing in the aftermath of political atrocity. Dr. Jane Barter will explore the relationship between theological forms of witnessing within Jewish and Christian traditions, and public forms of witnessing in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This presentation draws on her recent book, Theopolitics and the Era of the Witness.

Speaker: Dr. Jane Barter, department of Religion and Culture, University of Winnipeg

This presentation is part of the 2025-2026 UW Community Lecture Series.

Related Info Guide: Non-Fiction

Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Time:
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Location:
Room C
Branch:
Cornish Library
Audience:
  For Adults  
Audience:
  For Seniors  
Categories:
  Learning & Leisure  
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