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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

Sunday, Jul. 17, 2016

04:00 PM – 06:30 PM
US/Central

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Holocaust Museum Houston’s Mary Lee Webeck leads a post-film discussion via Skype with filmmaker Ada Ushpiz

German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt caused an uproar in the 1960s by coining the subversive concept of the "Banality of Evil" while covering the trial of Adolf Eichmann for the New Yorker. Her private life was also controversial, as she was romantically involved with German philosopher Martin Heidegger. Arendt remains a topic of debate, as reflected in this new documentary profile.

About the Film

About the Speaker
Mary Lee Webeck is director of education at Holocaust Museum Houston.

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