Seventy-five years ago, Hannah Arendt’s monumental study The Origins of Totalitarianism was published—a work that remains one of the most influential and controversial texts in political theory to this day. Now, as part of the Critical Edition published by Wallstein Verlag, this classic is being released in a fully revised, expanded, and critically annotated edition. To mark this occasion, the Arendt Edition, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam cordially invite you to the book presentation. 

Program:

• 6:00 p.m. Welcome 
  Gabriele Metzler (HU Berlin/ZZF Potsdam)

• 6:10 p.m. Introductory Lecture 
  Barbara Hahn (FU Berlin/Vanderbilt University)

• 6:30 p.m. Presentation of the Critical Edition 
  Hanno Berger (The University of Texas at Dallas), Elena Stingl (FU Berlin)

• 6:50 p.m. Panel discussion: The History and Relevance of The Origins of Totalitarianism 
  Eva Geulen (ZfL/HU Berlin), Jan C. Behrends (ZZF Potsdam/Viadrina), Christian Pischel (HMT Leipzig)
  Moderator: Annette Vowinckel (HU Berlin/ZZF Potsdam)

The event is followed by a reception in the foyer.