From the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies.
Join the Harriman Institute and the Institute for the Study of Religion, Culture and Public Life (IRCPL) for a talk with author Victoria Smolkin about her book A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism (Princeton University Press, 2018). When the Bolsheviks set out to build a new world in the wake of the Russian Revolution, they expected religion to…
Abbandonata e condotta a morire: Handel in Italy Europa’s Opera: Three Acts is a collaboration among three of NYU’s International Houses: NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, Deutsches Haus at NYU, and La Maison Française of NYU, and will showcase productions by three of New York City’s most innovative opera companies. In the late 16th century, in what could be described as…
In his latest multiple award-winning book Forgetful Remembrance: Social Forgetting and Vernacular Historiography of a Rebellion in Ulster, (Oxford University Press, 2018) Professor Guy Beiner (Ben-Gurion University) compellingly uses the 1798 rebellion to illustrate the dynamics of social forgetting and the paradoxes involved when communities persistently endeavour to forget inconvenient events. Guy Beiner is a professor of modern history at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He…
Singer, songwriter and lyricist Michal Hrůza and his Kapela Hruzy will peform in Bohemian National Hall. Hruza has been a personality of the Czech music scene for twenty years now. He and his band will be playing in the USA for the first time, performing in New York and Washington, D.C. Hruza was a founding member and longtime frontman of…
Join the East Central European Center at the Harriman Institute for a screening of the film The Goat Horn (Козият рог, 1972, dir. Metodi Andonov). Film runtime: 103 min. The Goat Horn is a 1972 Bulgarian dramatic feature film, starring Anton Gorchev and Katya Paskaleva. The film is set in 17th-century Bulgaria, where Kara Ivan’s wife is raped and killed by four local Ottoman…
What better way to enjoy the Valentine’s Day than to dance? Join us, and be sure to wear good dancing shoes and festive attire. Bring your loved one or friends, or come alone to dance with us and make new friends. Dress code: Festive to impress. Live music by EXPRESS BAND, food buffet, wine bar, Valentine’s dance show and a…
Friendly gathering with Czech journalist Julie Urbisova who lives in New Orleans. In her new book "My home in Nola" (in Czech language) she not only captures the everyday life of an European woman in the center of American South, but mainly covers typical NOLA and Louisiana topics such as Mardi Gras, jazz or fine cuisine. Julie Urbisova is a…
The Professor Bernard Choseed Memorial Fellowship and the Natalie and Mendel Racolin Memorial Fellowship In this lecture, Dr. Vladimir Levin will consider the uneasy relationship between the architectural oeuvre of the Jewish community and the capital city of the Russian Empire. Although concentrating on St. Petersburg, the talk will address questions and problems that many Jewish communities in European and American cities…
Antonio Tabucchi 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…