Latest Past Events

Czech Science Cafe: Vladimir Nalevka

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

A talk by Vladimir Nalevka, a leading Czech expert in the field of negotiation, on the latest developments of negotiation science. Emphasis will be put on integrating latest research of neuroscience and also irrationality in decision making and negotiation. Together, we will translate this deeper understanding of theory into practical guidelines for getting better deals. Negotiation matters. Salary, conditions of…

Dante and the Discourse of Race in 20th Century America

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

Allen Tate, Melvin Tolson, Robert Penn Warren, Ralph Ellison A lecture by Dennis Looney In this presentation Dr. Looney examines how the reception of Dante Alighieri--his biography and the Divine Comedy--contributes to the productive literary entanglement of several key figures of American literary life in the middle of the 20th century. Since 2014, Dennis Looney has served as director of the…

Book Talk. A Russian Immigrant: Three Novellas by Maxim D. Shrayer

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

Please join us for a book talk with Maxim D. Shrayer, internationally acclaimed author of the memoirs Waiting for America and Leaving Russia and of the story collection Yom Kippur in Amsterdam. Shrayer’s new book of fiction, A Russian Immigrant: Three Novellas, explores the lives of immigrants from Russia and the former USSR. A Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies at Boston College, Shrayer is the winner of the 2007 National Jewish…