Young Scholars in German Speaker Series - Annie Pfeifer
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Location:
Humanities Quadrangle, HQ 136
Annemarie Schwarzenbach’s Narcopoetics
Between 1933 and 1939, the lesbian, anti-fascist Swiss-German writer and photographer Annemarie Schwarzenbach sought refuge in Iran to escape both a serious mental depression and her wealthy, Nazi-sympathizing family.
This talk exploresSchwarzenbach’s narcopoetics as a trip in a double sense: an escalating morphine addiction and an Orientalist expedition on the brink of World War II that unwittingly mirrors the drug trade routes between Central Asia and Europe.
Contact:
Suzanne Al-Labban