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…

Economic Histories of Russia and the Soviet Union: Sources, methods and perspectives

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City, NY, United States

On Friday, September 14th through Saturday, September 15th please join us for “Economic Histories of Russia and the Soviet Union: Sources, methods and perspectives”, a workshop co-sponsored by EHESS (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales) Paris and the NYU-PSL Global Alliance and hosted by the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia. Building on the recent renewal of…

Board Game Night at the Goethe Institute NY

Goethe-Institut New York 30 Irving Place, New York City, NY, United States

Over the last decade, German style board games have revolutionized the gaming world. The coveted “Spiel des Jahres” award, awarded annually by a German-speaking jury, has produced such hits as Settlers of Catan, which has accrued legions of fans on both sides of the Atlantic. Come join the Goethe-Institut New York for an evening of fun and friendly competition as we…

On Reality: A Conversation between Tom Kummer and Philipp Theisohn

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

Deutsches Haus at NYU and the Consulate General of Switzerland New York present "On Reality: A Conversation between Tom Kummer and Philipp Theisohn." Event information: Terms such as "Fake News" and "Alternative Facts" currently dominate the public discourse around the relationship between word and reality. Today, however, it has almost been forgotten that even in journalism fiction has been used as an instrument…

Blarney Star Concert Series: Jake James and Fionán de Barra

Glucksman Ireland House NYU One Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

Two-time All-Ireland fiddle champion Jake James starting playing at age seven in his native Queens, NY under the tutelage of Antrim-born Niall Mulligan. When he turned 13, he took up the bodhrán (Irish frame drum), polished his technique with Eamon Murray of the band Beoga and went on to finish first on the bodhrán in the Mid-Atlantic fleadh seven years…

Free – $15

WALKING TOUR Exploring Ladies Mile: A Look at the Merchants Who Built the City’s Grand Emporiums and the Fashionable Women Who Shopped There

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

Enjoy a storied stroll along Ladies Mile, a nine-block stretch once known for posh department stores and architectural grandeur. Join Esther Crain, writer of the award-winning Ephemeral New York blog and author of The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910, as she weaves in Jewish stories and Gilded Age tales about the people and places that once populated these historic blocks. Meet in the Center…

$15

Spoken Beats – Jurczok 1001

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

Deutsches Haus at NYU and the Consulate General of Switzerland New York present a spoken word performance by Jurczok 1001 and the book launch of Spoken Beats(Edition Patrick Frey, 2018). The performance will be followed by a conversation between the artist Roland Jurczok and Robert Cohen, Professor Emeritus of German Studies at NYU. Event Information Spoken Beats is Jurczok’s term for the way he presents his vision…

Gone Missing: A Conversation with Léonora Miano, Hisham Matar and Sam Sacks

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

On Tuesday, September 18 at 6:30pm, join Cameroonian author Léonora Miano, Libyan writer Hisham Matar and Wall Street Journal literary critic Sam Sacks as they discuss the challenges of writing about those who have gone missing, based on their respective books, Season of Shadow (winner of the 2013 Femina Prize, Seagull Books), and The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in between (winner of the 2017…

La gita a Tindari

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

Casa Italiana hosts this book club that meets once a month to discuss contemporary Italian books in Italian. The Club is open to anyone and its purpose is to offer the possibility to practice the Italian language. Everybody is encouraged to speak. The group suggests the books, usually by contemporary Italian authors, that reflect the changes that have taken place…