New Approaches to the Study of Dictatorships in Twentieth Century Europe
May 14, at 9:00-18:00
Wiener-Gruss building, 2nd floor, Tel Aviv University
9:00 Reception 9:30 – 11:15 Greetings: Raanan Rein, Tel Aviv University
Moderator: Rosalie Sitman, Tel Aviv University
Joan Maria Thomàs, Universitat Rovira i Virgili: The Fascistized Francoist State
António Costa Pinto, University of Lisbon: The Diffusion of Right-Wing Authoritarian Models and Institutions in Interwar Europe. A Success Story?
Commentator: David Sheinin, Trent University
11:15 – 11:30 – Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 Moderator: Alberto Spektorowski, Tel Aviv University
Inbal Ofer, The Open University of Israel: Gender and the Political Culture of Fascism: A Comparative Perspective
Yonit Rucki, Tel Aviv University: Dictatorships on the Playground: Fascist Regimes Don’t Play Fair
Commentator: Michal Shapira, Tel Aviv University
15:00 – 16:15 Moderator: Roni Stauber, Tel Aviv University
Amir Teicher, Tel Aviv University: The Racial State? Nazism and the Medical and Biological Sciences
Manuela Consonni, Hebrew University of Jerusalem: The De-Fascitization of Fascism and Fascist Anti-Semitism
Commentator: Moshe Zimmermann, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
16:15 – 16:30 – Coffee Break16:30 – 17:45 Moderator: Vera Kaplan, Tel Aviv University
Rafi Vago, Tel Aviv University: Mutual Admiration Society in the Balkans : The Dictatorships of Tito and Ceausescu
Dina Moyal, Tel Aviv University: Class Purity, Social Control and Party Purges: The Riddle of Stalin’s Rule in Russia
Commentator: Matitiahu Mayzel, Tel Aviv University
17:45 – 18:00 – Coffee Break
18:00 – 18:45 Concluding Round Table: Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe and Beyond. Commentators: David Sheinin, Trent University; Manuela Consonni, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Alberto Spektorowski, Tel Aviv University; António Costa Pinto, University of Lisbon