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Holodomor: A Remembrance | A Virtual Visual Art Presentation

The virtual exhibition Holodomor: A Remembrance commemorates the 87-year anniversary of the Holodomor Famine-Genocide, which occurred in Ukraine in 1932-33. It is a visual arts presentation featuring the works of Ukrainian-American artist Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak. In 1991, the artist traveled to Ukraine for the first time. She states: “My eyes and soul were opened to a land that was beautiful but…

Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh: Regional and Domestic Dimensions

This event will be held virtually as a Zoom webinar and streamed via YouTube Live. There will be no in-person event. Register here for the Zoom webinar, or tune in on YouTube Live. Please join the Harriman Institute and Eurasianet for a discussion of the political dimensions of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh—the new regional dynamics, media coverage…

Are Europe and America Drifting Apart? Thierry Grillet interviews philosopher Régis Debray (pre-recorded in French)

This session will examine the relationship between Europe and America in light of the US presidential election, as well as current developments in the EU's relationships with China and Russia. November 10, 2020: Thierry Grillet interviews philosopher Régis Debray (pre-recorded in French). Pre-recorded event. The video will be posted on Columbia Global Centers | Paris YouTube Channel. November 17, 2020 | 1pm (New York) | 7pm (Paris): Join Pierre Vimont, former…

Joel Engel’s “Jewish Folksongs” Volumes I & II

Join us for a performance of Joel Engel's Jewish Folksongs (Volume I, 1909/ Volume II, 1912). These 20 arrangements, which frame the folksongs with classical piano accompaniments, proved to be very influential. They inspired the Society for Jewish Folk Music and the composers affiliated with it to create a vast oeuvre of similar work. Engel's work also provided a source for a…

Film Screening & Discussion. Ustav Republike Hrvatske (The Constitution)

Registrants will receive a link to independently view the film prior to the live event. Click here to register for the event. The East Central European Center at the Harriman Institute presents its 2020-2021 film series: Contemporary Society and Its Discontents, a series of screenings and discussions of films from the past five years that comment on various aspects of contemporary…