A Conversation with Filmmaker Andy Kirshner | Henry Ford, Then and Now: Racism, Antisemitism, and the Assembly Line

On Wednesday, November 9th, 4:00 PM at the Hall Center for the Humanities Conference Hall, filmmaker Andy Kirshner (Associate Professor, Art and Design, Music, University of Michigan) will discuss his recent documentary art film, 10 Questions for Henry Ford, which examines the controversial life and legacy of the world’s most famous industrialist. A carefully researched combination of historical fact and poetic imagining, the film draws on newspaper interviews, archival film, oral histories, and Henry Ford’s personal notebooks to contrast the popular Ford myth with a far more complicated reality.  

 Kirshner will be joined by Betsy Esch (American Studies) and Samuel Brody (Religious Studies) for a conversation on the film, Fordism, antisemitism, and white nationalism. The conversation will be moderated by Ari Linden (Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies). 

This event is co-sponsored by: The KU Jewish Studies Program, the Hall Center for the Humanities, KU Film & Media Studies, KU Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies, KU American Studies, KU Theatre and Dance, and the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation. 

You can view 10 Questions for Henry Ford in advance of this event after Nov 1st via the following link: https://bit.ly/10QuestKU