“All Thinking is Dangerous”: Reflecting on the Legacy of Hannah Arendt

The Melbourne Holocaust Museum invites you to an expert-led panel discussion reflecting on the legacy of historian and political philosopher Hannah Arendt.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of Hannah Arendt’s publication of Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil. Arendt’s coverage of the trial of Nazi official Adolf Eichmann ignited discussions that have continued long after her death. To what degree was Eichmann - as an individual - responsible for the Final Solution? What does it mean to stress the banality of evil? How does one judge the crime of genocide?
To mark this anniversary, three local academics come together to discuss the impact of Eichmann in Jerusalem, and to explore Hannah Arendt’s political and cultural legacy.
The panellists include experts Andrew Dean (Deakin University), Miguel Vatter (Deakin University) and Lucy Benjamin (University of Melbourne).