To RSVP, please click here. Set in late 18th-century France during the reign of Louis XVI, this comedy provides a fascinating glance into a time where a cruel rapier wit would take one further up the social ladder than gold, land, or birthright and where ridicule could drive a man to suicide.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of Rosa Luxemburg, we are hosting a film screening of Margarethe von Trotta’s film Rosa Luxemburg(1986). The film depicts the life story of this thinker and activist of the international left, portrayed in the film by the great actress Barbara Sukowa. Amidst the growing militarization that preceded World War I, Rosa…
Please join us on Friday, February 1st for “Thugocracy: A Way to Think about Trump and Russia”, a talk with Nancy Ries, Colgate University . This event is part of the Occasional Series, sponsored by the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia. U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictments and other prosecutorial filings point to unprecedented and unusual interactions…
Free, 12-Hour, Overnight Event Featuring Music, Rare Films, VR, Puppets and More Than 60 Speakers and Performers For the third consecutive year, Brooklyn Public Library and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy will present the hallmark edition of A Night of Philosophy and Ideas, bringing philosophers, authors, artists, and musicians from around the world together with the New York…
“The Great Quintets” will feature Solomiya Ivakhiv, Juliette Kang, violins; Daniel Panner, viola; Sophie Shao, Thomas Kraines, cellos; Rieko Aizawa, piano. Franz Schubert String Quintet in C Major D. 956 Op. posth. 163. Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.34. General Admission $25 Seniors and Students $10 UIA Members free.
Panel discussion of new book by Sheri Berman, in discussion with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Jack Snyder, and Alexander Stille. Welcome remarks by Adam Tooze. Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe (Oxford University Press, 2018) explains how democracy actually develops, and how we should interpret the current wave of illiberalism sweeping Europe and the rest of the world. Sheri Berman is Professor of Political Science at…
Panel discussion of new book by Sheri Berman, in discussion with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Jack Snyder, and Alexander Stille, moderated by Adam Tooze To RSVP, please click here. Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe (Oxford University Press, 2018) explains how democracy actually develops, and how we should interpret the current wave of illiberalism sweeping Europe and the rest of the world. Sheri Berman is…
As part of the CALA Spring 2019 Film Series “Crime and Punishment Around the World: Incarceration on Film,” the NYU Center for Applied Liberal Arts and Deutsches Haus at NYU present a screening of the German film "Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage" (2005), directed by Marc Rothemund and starring Julia Jentsch. The film is a dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of…
A Conversation with "Gomorrah" Star Salvatore Esposito A presentation of: Non volevo diventare un boss (2016, Rizzoli) by Salvatore Esposito with Diego Nuzzo A conversation with author and actor Salvatore Esposito. Salvatore Esposito became famous playing the role of Genny Savastano in the TV series Gomorrah. But who lies behind those cold and heartless glances? Perhaps someone who grew up in…
On the occasion of the release of “The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage. Toward a New Relational Ethics,” written at the request of French President Emmanuel Macron, Felwine Sarr, co-author of the report with Bénédicte Savoy, will discuss his research during a panel discussion on February 4, 2019 at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy at 6:30PM. Speakers will also include the following: Mr. Jason…