Fanny von Arnstein was an important figure in the history of the Enlightenment. Born into a wealthy Jewish family in Berlin, she married and moved to Vienna, where she founded a salon attracted politicians, artists, writers, and other prominent figures. Included in this list are Madame de Staël, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Amadeus Mozart. Hilde Spiel's biography provides "a vivid portrait of…
Philosophy, in the 21st century, has changed: its practices and languages are no longer those of the previous century. A turning point has been taken by new generations and thinkers from diverse origins who, more than commenting on the old masters, are taking philosophy into new fields: health, ecology, neurosciences, security warfare, non-Western thought, trans-identities, the rights of non-human living…
Anson Rabinbach (Princeton University) in conversation with Stefanos Geroulanos (History, New York University) on his new book Staging the Third Reich: Essays in Cultural and Intellectual History This event will take place over Zoom. Please follow this link to register.
In the context of a Moon race where multiple actors are rushing to get hold of limited resources located in a reduced area, several international fora and working groups have been created to regulate the occupation of these lunar regions and the exploitation of their resources. In this lecture, Tamara Álvarez examines the ways in which these regulatory practices are…
Presented by Polish Cultural Institute New York in collaboration with Residency Unlimited. In the midst of the cultural reckoning spurred by the #metoo movement and in the turmoil of infringement on women’s civil rights both in Poland and the US resulting in new political and civil movements on the rise, women activists in the arts haved been continuing their mission while facing new…
Three years ago, President Macron called for "a sovereign, democratic, and united Europe". For her part, Chancellor Merkel emphasized that "Europeans must take their fate into their own hands.” Participants in this session will discuss whether Europeans have made progress towards these goals.
Fifty years after she published her first book, If they Come in the Morning: Voice of Resistance, Angela Davis remains one of the most influential writers on culture, gender, capitalism, race, and justice. With such a rich history of activism and writing, it can be difficult to get a full picture of her work. This reading group, facilitated by Marian Jones and Natalie Adler, focuses…
Join the NYU's Center for European and Mediterranean Studies (CEMS) for a discussion of transatlantic relations under the Biden administration. Participants: Anu Bradford (Columbia University Law School); Andreas Nick (Member of Parliament, Christian Democratic Union of Germany); Damian Leader (Department of International Relations, NYU) This event will take place over Zoom. Please follow this link to register.
Deutsches Haus at NYU and the University of Cologne New York Office present “Identity, Belonging, and the Role of the Artist in the Contemporary Graphic Novel,” a conversation between the illustrators and artists Nora Krug and Büke Schwarz, moderated by Professor Stefan Börnchen. Both Nora Krug’s graphic memoir “Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home” and Büke Schwarz’s debut graphic novel “Jein” draw inspiration from…
American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual conversation between filmmaker Lo Dagerman and author Mark Greene on “Masculinity and Culture”, moderated by Benjamin Mier-Cruz on March 9. Immediately following WWII, a young Swedish journalist, Stig Dagerman, is sent into war-torn Europe. He writes a path-breaking travelogue from the ruins of Germany, and is in 1947 dispatched to Paris. French manhood…
