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Chess and the Holocaust: “Checkmate: Chess Artifacts and Artworks Made and Played in Extremis”
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 7pm to 8pm
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 7pm to 8pm
During World War II, the game of chess was pictured and played across Nazi-occupied Europe, by those in hiding, in the ghettos, and even in the concentration camps. Devising ingenious ways to improvise chess sets out of found materials and detritus, they also drew and painted chess games to document and allegorize their experiences. Dr. Rachel E. Perry will discuss how these material remnants, both artifacts and artwork, offer important insights into how individuals living under Nazi oppression thought and felt.
This event is being presented free of charge, but we do request that you pre-register online here.
There will be a reception following this event, which is being presented in conjunction with Comets Giving Days.
PARKING: You may park in Parking Structure 3 (PS3 on this map).
Erik Jonsson Academic Center (JO), Performance Hall
800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080-3021
Undergraduate Students, Faculty & Staff, Alumni, General Public, Prospective Students, Graduate Students, International Students
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