The Nazi occupation ofÌýKrakowÌýduringÌýWorld War II had a surprisingÌýimpact on architecture and the built environment. This presentation looks at ³Ù³ó±ðÌýintersection of perpetratorÌýinterests and victimÌýexperiencesÌýinÌýbuilding, from high-profile architectural projects like ³Ù³ó±ðÌýWawelÌýto the urbanÌýinterventions of ghettoization. Building in general and the constructionÌýindustryÌýin particular haveÌýbeen vastly overlooked as subjects that allows us to get at thisÌýintersecting history of the Holocaust. This presentation argues that digital methods that extend the premises and arguments of social art history offer a way forward for a more complex and critical analysis of the political history of architectureÌýinÌýthis period.
Paul JaskotÌýis Professor of ArtÌýHistoryÌýand German StudiesÌýinÌýthe Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies at Duke University. His work focuses on Nazi cultural policy andÌýitsÌýpost-warÌýimpact as well as broad topicsÌýin the social history of art. HeÌýisÌýalso the Co-Director of the Digital Art History & Visual Culture Research Lab.Ìý
Organised by Dr Stephen Whiteman (The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ) and Dr Austin Nevin (The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ) as part of theirÌýFrank Davis Memorial LectureÌýseries titled ‘Art History Futures: At the Junction of the Digital and Material Turns’.Ìý