Space Talks | The Limits of Human Reality and the Senses of Outer Space

Online

Thursday Nov. 11 2:00pm - 3:30pm Onlinehttps://bit.ly/3tEORYV The Limits of Human Reality and the Senses of Outer Space: Philosophical Anthropology and the Study of Astroculture Brad Tabas (ENSTA Bretagne) Thursday, 11 November 2021, 14:00–15:30 EST Astroculture abounds in prognostications inspired by the conviction that extra-terrestrial exploration informs our understanding humankind. The Apollo moon landings inspired reflections on the status of the human. Yet…

Lecture with André Benhaïm: “L’hospitalité en Méditerranée”

La Maison Française (NYU) 16 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

Hybrid event: open in person to the NYU community, open online to the public **This event will take place in French** Professor of French and Francophone literature of the 20th century at Princeton University, André Benhaïm will lecture on what it means to welcome a stranger. Based on the ideas in his book, Après Ulysse: Vers une poétique de l'hospitalité…

Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Music of Joy and Peace

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns for his ever-popular Keyboard Conversations® series at Scandinavia House. Each evening comprises an informal commentary on the music and its composers, a full performance of each work, and a short Q & A session. The accessible format enables audiences to build an understanding of classical music whether newcomer or seasoned listener. In tonight’s concert “Music of Joy…

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“Where Do We Go from Here?” Revisiting Black Irish Relations and Responding to a Transnational Moment

Zoom

“Where Do We Go from Here?” Revisiting Black Irish Relations and Responding to a Transnational Moment Conveners: Kim McClain DaCosta (NYU) and Miriam Nyhan Grey (NYU) Online Conference at New York University November 5, 12 and 19 People of Irish and African descent have lived in the United States for more than four centuries. Their respective trajectories -- marked by…

Young Children & Teachers’ Experiences During COVID: Perspectives from the U.S. and Scandinavia Virtual Panel

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American-Scandinavian Foundation and Child Development Institute, Sarah Lawrence College invite you to a virtual panel November 13 on “Young Children & Teachers’ Experiences During COVID.” In this program, teachers from Scandinavia and the United States will discuss their experiences teaching in very different contexts during the pandemic, ranging from a forest school to a NYC public school to a small private school.…

Virtual Conference: Jewish Soldiers and Fighters in WWII

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Amidst the bloodshed and destruction of World War II, nearly 1.5 million Jewish men and women made vital contributions to the Allied war effort against Adolf Hitler and the Axis powers. However, despite the large volume of World War II research, books, movies, and other works, the very fact of these 1.5 million “Jewish soldiers” remains virtually unknown. In November…

I leoni di Sicilia

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Casa Italiana hosts this book club online on the Zoom platform 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 with time in…

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840): Virtuoso casino-owner

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Giacomo Puccini named three criteria of Italian music: clarity, spontaneity, and simplicity. In this meeting we explore the music of Niccolò Paganini, discovering how he fashioned devilish virtuosity out of bel canto melody. Puccini would have applauded the simplicity of the tunes he composed. "What Makes It Italian?": According to Puccini is a music listening and discussion group that meets online…

The Book of Reykjavik – Virtual Book Talk

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On November 16, join us for a virtual book talk on the new fiction anthology The Book of Reykjavik: A City in Short Fiction, out November 11 from Comma Press! Authors Kristín Eiríksdóttir & Björn Halldórsson and translator Larissa Kyzer will discuss the novel and its translation, as well as the themes explored in the book, with moderator Halla Þórlaug Óskarsdóttir. Iceland is a land of…

Holocaust History in the 21st Century

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From the earliest efforts by survivors themselves to document the destruction of European Jews to the enormous international and interdisciplinary literature being produced today, the historiography of the Holocaust has both followed the course of history as a discipline through numerous turns – cultural, narrative, forensic, spatial, etc... – and opened up new methodological paths of its own. As LBI's…