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Reluctant Monopolists: Religious Regulation and Political Mobilization in Central Asia

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City

On Wednesday, April 18th please join us for a talk on “Reluctant Monopolists: Religious Regulation and Political Mobilization in Central Asia” with Pauline Jones Luong from the University of Michigan. This event is part of the Occasional Series, sponsored by the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia. What is the relationship between religious regulation, religiosity, and political mobilization? According…

The State(s) We’re In: A New Age of Transatlantic Relations — Threats to Democracy

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City

When Francis Fukuyama wrote about “the end of history” after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, he contended that Western liberal democracy is the “final form of human government.” Yet by all accounts, the past few years have witnessed a global backlash against liberal democracy. Most alarmingly, Western liberal democracies are facing threats…

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Performing Archaeology: The 1906-07 Fêtes de Carthage and a Vision of Empire

La Maison Française (NYU) 16 Washington Mews, New York City

The pageants or fêtes de Carthage held in 1906 and 1907 were many things: a celebration of recent archaeological finds in the protectorate of Tunisia, including the Roman theatre in which they were held; an assertion of France’s place in a lineage of imperial conquest extending back over two millennia; and a demonstration of the cultural prowess of the members of the…

In Broad Daylight: The Secret Procedures behind the Holocaust by Bullets

Albertine 972 5th Avenue, New York

In The Holocaust by Bullets, Father Patrick Desbois documented for the first time the murder of 1.5 million Jews in Ukraine during World War II, based on wartime documents, interviews with locals, and the application of modern forensic practices on long-hidden gravesites. Nearly a decade of further work later, Father Desbois, Founder and President of Yahad-In Unum, has assembled in his…

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Concert: Seth Parker Woods, cello

Italian Academy (Columbia) 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City

With Ashleigh Gordon, viola. Giacinto Scelsi: Maknongan (1976) Claudio Gabriele: PNOM (2005) Matthias Pintscher: Janusgesicht (2001) Giacinto Scelsi: Triphon (1957) Hailed as “a cellist of power and grace” (The Guardian) and possessing “mature artistry and willingness to go to the brink,” Seth Parker Woods has established a reputation as a versatile artist straddling several genres. Outside of solo performances, he has performed with the Ictus Ensemble (Brussels), Ensemble L’Arsenale, zone…