Professor David Peimer
Genghis Khan: “Man of the Millennium’’ (Washington Post) in History and Film
Summary
The Washington Post acclaimed Genghis Khan (1162–1227) as the “man of the millennium” who “embodied the half-civilized, half-savage duality of the human race.” His vast conquests stretched from Central Asia to Central Europe and covered 16% of the planet’s landmass. His brutal military methods killed millions yet his conquests also facilitated unheard of political, commercial, and cultural exchange over a vast area. In this bravura presentation we will look at the life of this ruthless and remarkably complex man in film and history.
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a professor of theatre and performance studies in the UK. He has taught at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and New York University (Global Division), and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing. He has written eleven plays and directed forty in places like South Africa, New York, Brussels, London, Berlin, Zulu Kingdom, Athens, and more. His writing has been published widely and he is the editor of Armed Response: Plays from South Africa (2009) and the interactive digital book Theatre in the Camps (2012). He is on the board of the Pinter Centre in London.