INSIDE/OUTSIDE: A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH RODRICUS CRAWFORD, JACKIE SUMELL, AND BRETT DIGNAM

Ludlow 38 38 Ludlow Street, New York, United States

Due Process In 2013, Rodricus Crawford was convicted and sentenced to death in Louisiana. Held in Angola, he was the second-youngest man on death row. Three years later, the conviction was overturned, and Crawford was ultimately exonerated. Crawford will be joined by multidisciplinary artist jackie sumell and Columbia Law professor Brett Dignam for a panel discussion on the experience of solitary confinement and the challenges of…

Neorealism and Photography

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

In conjunction with the exhibition NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932–1960 While the term “neorealism” is primarily associated with cinema and literature, photography was also involved in the wider turn toward social and humanist themes in Italy in the 1940s and ’50s. Photography documented the war’s impact and the conditions of ordinary Italians in the postwar years—and made these visible…

EXHIBITION OPENING: SAMUEL HENNE’S “DISPLACEMENTS”

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

Deutsches Haus at NYU presents "displacements," an exhibition of works by Samuel Henne. Please join us on Monday, September 10, at 6pm for the exhibition opening featuring a talk with the artist. The exhibition will be on view through October 13. About the exhibition: Uncover. Arrange. Displace. To make something appear. There is a fundamental connection between the works of Samuel…

European Integration and Democratic Backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe

Harriman Institute 420 West 118th St., New York City, NY, United States

Please join us for a talk with Laszlo Bruszt, Professor of Sociology at the Central European University, Budapest. The EU, until lately, was seen as the key promoter of liberal democracy in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE); nowadays it is pictured as a helpless outsider with weak powers to halt processes of de-democratization in the region. Bruszt takes issue with the…

Drums of Illumination: Southern Italian & Native American Ritual Drumming and Dance

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

A world peace celebration, presented by Alessandra Belloni & I Giullari di Piazza, with special guests The SilverCloud Native American Singers & Dancers. In Drums of Illumination, Alessandra Belloni unites two great cultures: the powerful Native American and the passionate Southern Italian, for a journey back in time into a world of ritual drumming, voice and trance dances. The evening will feature Tarantellas from…

Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil

Albertine 972 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Journalist and editor William Middleton will present Double Vision (Alfred A. Knopf), his biography of celebrated twentieth century art collectors, Dominique and John de Menil. The Menil couple presented groundbreaking exhibits of art, demonstrated great artistic scholarship, were responsible for the creation of innovative galleries and museums, and worked in support of civil rights. They created an oasis of culture in their Philip Johnson-designed…

Praxis & Critique – 1/13

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Please click here to RSVP. Bernard E. Harcourt (Columbia), Steven Lukes (NYU) and Karuna Mantena (Yale) will introduce this 13-part event series, beginning with readings and discussions of Hannah Arent, Richard Bernstein and Nicholas Lobkowicz. See www.blogs.law.columbia.edu/praxis1313 for details.   From Columbia University's Maison Francaise

Reverberations: Music for unaccompanied violin by J.S. Bach and its influence on later works

Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Eugene Drucker, a founding member of the Emerson String Quartet, performs works for solo violin by J.S. Bach and other composers interspersed with readings from his novel, The Savior, based partly on his father’s experiences as a musician in Nazi Germany. Ticket Info: $15 general; $10 LBI members, seniors, students at bpt.me/3575767 or 800-838-3006  

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Russia and China: Beacons of Illiberal Ideology

Harriman Institute 420 West 118th St., New York City, NY, United States

Please join us for a talk with Charles Clover, journalist at the Financial Times. Russia and China increasingly seek to export ideological alternatives to liberalism as they seek to assert themselves globally. Russia has been showcasing its muscular conservatism and support for far right parties in Europe and the U.S. in a way that has won converts in many countries. Meanwhile China…

FILM: The King and the Mockingbird (Le Roi et l’oiseau)

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City, NY, United States

The King and the Mockingbird (Le Roi et l'oiseau) Paul Grimault, 1980, 87 min. To RSVP, please click here. Based on a Hans Christian Andersen story, the wildly satirical The King and the Mockingbird follows a chimney sweep and shepherdess on the run from a tyrannical king. A masterpiece of traditional hand-drawn cell animation, it is credited by celebrated Japanese animators Hayao Miyazaki…