CARP 2011 Seminar
Scholars convene in Heidelberg to examine the tactics, history, and impact of character assassination.
About the 2011 Seminar
The International Society for the Study of Character Assassination (ISSCA) convened its first seminar at
Heidelberg University in Heidelberg, Germany, on July 21–23, 2011.
2011 Heidelberg Seminar participants included:
Top Row (left to right): Alicia Hooper, Henriette van der Blom, Andreas Umland.
Middle Row (left to right): Tracy Adams, Charles Walton, Vincent Viaene, Jan Meister, Kenneth Wolf.
Front Row (left to right): Gilles Lecuppre, Jason Smart, Sergei Tsytsarev, Eric Shiraev,
Martijn Icks, Martina Klicperova, Alexandra Eppinger.
Not pictured: Henning Börm, Edwina Hagen.
Character Assassination
International Colloquium · Heidelberg · 21–23 July 2011
The official poster for The Art of Defamation throughout the Ages,
hosted by the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg. The event explored how
reputational attacks are constructed, weaponized, and contested across
historical periods and cultures.
- Tracks: Antiquity & Byzantine · Medieval · Early-Modern · Modern Politics
- Panels on rhetoric, propaganda, religion, media, and political strategy
Poster motif: serpent scales · © respective owners.
Documents & Downloads
Flyer, poster, abstracts, speaker bios, and the schedule.
2011 Seminar Location
The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg is a public research university located in Heidelberg,
Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386, it is the oldest university in Germany and was the fourth
university established in the Holy Roman Empire.