Join us for “Are Populists Changing World Politics? A Workshop on Populism and Foreign Policy”, co-hosted by the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and the NYU Center for European and Mediterranean Studies (CEMS), and organized by Jordan Center Visiting Scholar Dr. Emily Holland and CEMS Faculty Fellow Dr. Hadas Aron. Populists mobilize against elites, protest against…
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 Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute for a presentation by Olga Onuch (University of Manchester), with a discussion moderated by Mark Andryczyk (Harriman Institute). The “Revolution on…
Presenter: Elena Bacchin (Università Ca’ Foscari, Venice & Columbia University, Marie Curie Global Fellow) Discussant: Mark Mazower (Columbia University) Moderator: Konstantina Zanou (Columbia University) Political Convicts: Transnational Actors of the Risorgimento During the Risorgimento, numerous Italian intellectuals, patriots, and political activists spent parts of their lives in prison and built around this experience an identity based on the concepts of sacrifice and martyrdom. Focusing on the…
Part of the Silsila Spring 2021 Lecture Series, Translations Link to Register here. The first examples of print in the Islamic world, in the form of block print amulets and scrolls, date to the tenth century. From those early productions until the present, various printing technologies and practices have played an important role in Islamic art and visual culture, particularly during the…
All concerts are first come, first served with limited capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions. Scroll down for more information about the program. The Harriman Institute is pleased to present the first in a series of three concerts by internationally acclaimed organist and recording artist Gail Archer. Part of the series A Slavic Celebration: Trio of Gail Archer Concerts, her performance…
Join us for a morning of reading and activities inspired by Aurore Petit’s Une Maman c’est comme une maison (A Mother is like a Nest). The reading will be followed by an interactive collective workshop led by Aurore Petit on Zoom. A mom is like a nest; a mom is like a vehicle; a mom is like a fountain…In the…
Director Hassen Ferhani will be in conversation in French about his documentary film 143 rue du désert (2019) with Madeleine Dobie. This event, held in conjunction with the course "Remapping Algeria", is open to the public. The Columbia Maison Française is presenting 143 rue du désert online from April 7 and April 15. There are only 100 virtual seats available. For more information about the film, and…
Isabelle Queval is a university professor in education and training at INSHEA-Université Paris Lumières and director of Grhapes (Research group on disability, accessibility and educational and school practices - UR 7287). Former high-level athlete (tennis), associate of philosophy, she devoted her thesis to "a philosophical history of the notion of surpassing oneself".
This event will be held virtually as a Zoom webinar and streamed via YouTube Live. There will be no in-person event. Registrants will receive a link to independently view the film prior to the live event. Click here to register for the event and access the webinar link, or tune in on YouTube Live. The East Central European Center at the Harriman Institute presents…
Join us for a lively Zoom conversation on The Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras translated from the French by Richard Seaver (Pantheon). The Ravishing of Lol Stein is a haunting early novel by the author of The Lover. Lol Stein is a beautiful young woman, securely married, settled in a comfortable life—and a voyeur. Returning with her husband…