Berkley-based psychologist Elliot Touriel discussed with Stella Levi their shared memories of Rhodes, how they made use of them during their lives, and where they lead us today. From the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo.
A Conversation with Ailyn Pérez The second Adventure in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin of this season features award-winning American soprano Ailyn Pérez, who regularly sings leading roles at the world’s top opera houses, including the Met and La Scala. This season at the Met she will be Mimì in La Bohème (October 25-November 21) and Amelia in Simon Boccanegra (April 10-25). Ailyn Pérez appears…
Join the Harriman Institute, the Roma Peoples Project, and the Oral History Master of Arts Program at Columbia University for a book talk with Martha Aladjem Bloomfield, author of Romanies in Michigan (Michigan State University Press, 2019). Bloomfield will discuss her book, Romanies in Michigan, a collection of oral histories from Hungarian-Slovak Roma in Detroit, Michigan.
Ranging across a number of poems and narrative texts, Alain Badiou will address the topic of love. His talk, "Victorious Love," departs from Rimbaud's famous phrase "love must be reinvented," which appears in the "Vierges folles" section of A Season in Hell. He will be introduced by Emily Apter. Alain Badiou is a philosopher, playwright, and writer. His many books include: The…
Embraced by some, deplored by others, misunderstood by many, socialism is back and it’s a hot topic in presidential politics. With younger voters increasingly supporting socialism, the growing movement is changing the national conversation and potentially, the Democratic party. But when a recent Gallup poll asked Americans what socialism actually is, answers varied wildly. Columbia Journalism School Director of Academic…
Combining iconic late 20th-century soundscapes with brand-new ones, Matti Pulkki presents a concert of Finnish music for solo accordion by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Cecilia Damström and Magnus Lindberg with a premiere performance of a piece by Reiko Füting. Compositions include an adaptation of Rautavaara’s “Icons,” written in 1955 and based on his experiences in New York; an exciting, recent work by…
Join us for a talk with Nikolay Sarkisyan, PhD candidate, Department of Literature, University of Oslo, Norway and Visiting Scholar at the Harriman Institute. Nikolay Sarkisyan will present the results of his PhD project on the formation, implementation, and decline of the politics of tolerance in Russia in 2000-2010s. In his research, he argues that the politics of tolerance became possible…
L'arte di leggere nell'Europa moderna Una meravigliosa solitudine L'arte di leggere nell'Europa moderna (Einaudi, 2019) by Lina Bolzoni The author in conversation with Eugenio Refini (NYU) and Alessandro Giammei (Bryn Mawr College) We live in a world where methods of communication and of thought change faster than they ever did before. What does this mean for literature? Looking at the risks and…
In celebration of Liv Ullmann, recipient of the 2019 ASF Gold Medal, Scandinavia House presents two special evenings with the acclaimed actress and director, followed by a retrospective of her roles and work with leading auteurs. At tonight’s opening event, Jan Erik Holst and Liv Ullmann will discuss her life and career on screen, stage, and behind the camera, as…
Join the Harriman Institute and the Russian Film Club for a screening of the 2019 film The Humorist, directed by Mikhail Idov, who will introduce the film and hold a Q&A after the screening. This event is part of the Russian Cinema Between Protests Film Series, organized by Mark Lipovetsky (Slavic Department) and Daria Ezerova (Harriman Institute). The film has…