Russia and China: Beacons of Illiberal Ideology

Harriman Institute 420 West 118th St., New York City

Please join us for a talk with Charles Clover, journalist at the Financial Times. Russia and China increasingly seek to export ideological alternatives to liberalism as they seek to assert themselves globally. Russia has been showcasing its muscular conservatism and support for far right parties in Europe and the U.S. in a way that has won converts in many countries. Meanwhile China…

FILM: The King and the Mockingbird (Le Roi et l’oiseau)

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City

The King and the Mockingbird (Le Roi et l'oiseau) Paul Grimault, 1980, 87 min. To RSVP, please click here. Based on a Hans Christian Andersen story, the wildly satirical The King and the Mockingbird follows a chimney sweep and shepherdess on the run from a tyrannical king. A masterpiece of traditional hand-drawn cell animation, it is credited by celebrated Japanese animators Hayao Miyazaki…