Guadeloupe, Martinique & Puerto Rico. Comparing Post-Colonial, Non-Sovereign Trajectories

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

Yarimar Bonilla is Associate Professor of anthropology at Hunter College, CUNY. Her work focuses on questions of sovereignty, citizenship, and race across the Americas. She has tracked these issues across a broad range of sites: anti-colonial labor activism in the French Caribbean, the role of digital protest in the Black Lives Matter movement, the politics of the Trump presidency, and…

Exhibition opening: The Velvet Revolution 1989

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York

Opening of an exhibition focusing on historical context of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia as well as explaining the circumstances under which the Czechoslovak Communist Party initially took power. Curated by the National Museum of the Czech Republic to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. The exhibition is on view until January 12, 2020. A set of illustrations…

The Places of Israel-In Song

Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th Street, New York City

Elad Kabilio and the MusicTalks ensemble embark on a musical journey across Israel’s diverse sites with a concert of music inspired by the landscapes of Israel. Ticket Info: $15 general; $10 YUM members & YU students, faculty, staff at musictalksplaces.bpt.me or 800-838-3006

$15