"Under Fire" Symposium

Rotterdam, May 29, 2004

A Critical Forum on the Organization and Representation of Violence

Organized by Jordan Crandall

Location: Witte de With, Rotterdam, and online at v2.nl
 

Witte de With organizes in collaboration with V2_Organisation, Institute for the Unstable Media a symposium focusing on the issues debated in the Under Fire forum from January 25 till April 29, 2004.

The main speakers are John Armitage, Asef Bayat, Susan Buck-Morss, Brian Holmes, Gema Martín Muñoz and Loretta Napoleoni.The discussions will be moderated by Jordan Crandall and will be conducted in English.

The debate will be live streamed here. Apart from viewing the live event, you can join the discussions making use of IRC chat. (See the website for detailed directions.) Online moderation by Stephen Kovats, V2_.

Program

3 p.m.                  Welcome by Catherine David and introduction by Jordan Crandall

3.30 - 4.30 p.m.    Lectures by Brian Holmes, Asef Bayat, and Susan Buck-Morss 

4.30 - 5 p.m.         Discussion and live feedback 

5 - 5.30 p.m.         Break 

5.30 - 6.30 p.m.    Lectures by John Armitage, Loretta Napoleoni, and Gema Martín Muñoz 

6.30 - 7 p.m.         Discussion and live feedback 

7 p.m.                  Closing 


For reservations phone +31 (0)10 4110144, or e-mail office@wdw.nl.

For more information about Under Fire, the speakers and the webarchive see www.wdw.nl

Publication

The first publication in the Under Fire series — hot off the press — entitled Jordan Crandall, Under Fire. 1. On the organization and representation of violence, will be on sale during the symposium. It contains a compilation of the dialogues that occured online in spring 2004. Price: € 12.00.

Under Fire is a project by Jordan Crandall organized by Witte de With in collaboration with V2_, Rotterdam.

Witte de With, center for contemporary art

Witte de Withstraat 50

3012 BR Rotterdam

tel. (+ 31) 010 4110144 fax. (+ 31) 010 4117924