“Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture In Yugoslavia 1948-1980”

Remarque Institute 60 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor, New York

A SYMPOSIUM DISCUSSION on the current MoMA exhibit, "Toward a Concrete Utopia:  Architecture in Yugoslavia 1948-1980” with Svetlana Broz, Gardens of The Righteous Worldwide, Sarajevo & Vladimir Kulić, Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture Emily Greble, Vanderbilt University Matthew Worsnick, Vanderbilt University Aleksandar Hemon, Princeton University Larry Wolff, Remarque Insitute, NYU Co-sponsored by the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies and the NYU…

The Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture: Hisham Matar on Said and Conrad

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

Titled “The Guests: Edward Said and Joseph Conrad,” this lecture addresses Edward W. Said’s concern, over forty years, with Conrad. A fascinating conversation emerges between the two men’s work, one concerned with aesthetics, displacement and empire, and sheds an interesting light on the present moment. REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED The Fall 2018 Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture will be given by Hisham…

Dante, Franciscan Poverty, and the Donation of Constantine

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City

A lecture by Alessandro Vettori, Rutgers University Introduction by Maria Luisa Ardizzone, NYU Was Dante a Franciscan? An analysis of the Donation of Constantine in relation to Dante’s political and theological arguments proves that Dante had strong affinity to Franciscan thinkers and their work certainly influenced his rejection of church wealth. Alessandro Vettori is Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature…

The Battle of Algiers: A Film Within History

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

To RSVP, please click here. Screening and discussion with filmmaker Malek Bensmaïl, in conversation with Madeleine Dobie and Etienne Balibar. With excep­tio­nal archival mate­rials and many inter­views (Alge­ria, France, Italy, United-States) Malek Bensmaïl’s docu­men­tary about Gillo Pontecorvo’s legendary 1965 film, The Battle of Algiers, will give us, sixty years after, a strong look back at this film half­way between history and legend.…