“Tolerance… is in Our Blood”: The Politics of Tolerance in Putin’s Russia

Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room 420 W 118th Street, #1219 International Affairs Building, New York City

Join us for a talk with Nikolay Sarkisyan, PhD candidate, Department of Literature, University of Oslo, Norway and Visiting Scholar at the Harriman Institute. Nikolay Sarkisyan will present the results of his PhD project on the formation, implementation, and decline of the politics of tolerance in Russia in 2000-2010s. In his research, he argues that the politics of tolerance became possible…

Una meravigliosa solitudine

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

L'arte di leggere nell'Europa moderna Una meravigliosa solitudine L'arte di leggere nell'Europa moderna (Einaudi, 2019) by Lina Bolzoni The author in conversation with Eugenio Refini (NYU) and Alessandro Giammei (Bryn Mawr College) We live in a world where methods of communication and of thought change faster than they ever did before. What does this mean for literature? Looking at the risks and…

The Wayward Girl:Evening With Liv Ullmann

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York City

In celebration of Liv Ullmann, recipient of the 2019 ASF Gold Medal, Scandinavia House presents two special evenings with the acclaimed actress and director, followed by a retrospective of her roles and work with leading auteurs. At tonight’s opening event, Jan Erik Holst and Liv Ullmann will discuss her life and career on screen, stage, and behind the camera, as…

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Film Screening. The Humorist

404 International Affairs Building 420 West 118th St, New York

Join the Harriman Institute and the Russian Film Club for a screening of the 2019 film The Humorist, directed by Mikhail Idov, who will introduce the film and hold a Q&A after the screening. This event is part of the Russian Cinema Between Protests Film Series, organized by Mark Lipovetsky (Slavic Department) and Daria Ezerova (Harriman Institute). The film has…