Regarding the Pain of Others February 4, 2009

Does the representation of atrocity provoke dissent, engender compassion, or merely elicit a momentary shudder before it is forgotten? Inspired by Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others, the panelists will examine the impact of horrific images on our contemporary world, and how and when they should be used.

Moderated by Dr. David G. Marwell, Museum director
With Clifford Chanin, senior program advisor, National September 11 Memorial & Museum; Leora Kahn, curator/activist; Svetlana Mintcheva, director, Arts Program, National Coalition Against Censorship; and Sydney Schanberg, war correspondent.

Tickets are available online or by calling the Museum box office at 646.437.4202.