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Dante and Cosmology

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

William Egginton, Johns Hopkins University A lecture by William Egginton, Johns Hopkins University In the early twentieth century Albert Einstein discovered that time could stretch and space bend, and a multi-dimensional mathematics would eventually be needed to describe the cosmos that his physics predicted. In this lecture, Professor Egginton shows how, by confronting some of the greatest metaphysical problems of…

Troubling Terms in the Sex Trade: European Seminar Series

Center for European and Mediterranean Studies (NYU) 53 Washington Square South, 3rd Floor East, New York, United States

As part of the European Seminar Series, Judith R. Walkowitz will discuss Troubling Terms in the Sex Trade. All sessions will take place at the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, 3rd Floor East, Room 324, 53 Washington Square South 3rd Floor East, New York, NY 10012. Light fare will be served.

European Seminar Series | Troubling Terms in the Sex Trade

King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center 53 Washington Square South, New York, United States

Judith R. Walkowitz (Johns Hopkins University): Troubling Terms in the Sex Trade: from Prostitution to Sex Work, 1970-2000 From the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies. 

Varieties of Anxiety: A Global Perspective

NYU Silver Center 32 Waverly Place, New York, NY, United States

December 10—11, 2019 Tuesday, December 10 Silver Center for Arts & Science 32 Waverly Place Room 101A and Silverstein Lounge New York, NY 10003 Wednesday, December 11 Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South Room 905/907 New York, NY 10012 Sponsored by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, New York in collaboration with NYU's Center for European and…

When Our History Begins

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

Federico Rampini's "Quando inizia la nostra storia" Quando inizia la nostra storia Le grandi svolte del passato che hanno disegnato il mondo in cui viviamo (2018, Mondadori) by Federico Rampini The author and journalist in conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat (NYU) History is a life coach: we urgently need to rediscover it as our guide. In this book, Federico Rampini plays…

American Italian Cultural Roundtable 35th Anniversary

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

Celebration and Christmas Concert Presented by the American Italian Cultural Roundtable Commendatore Aldo Mancusi, President In association with The Enrico Caruso Museum 35th Anniversary Celebration and Christmas Concert Presenters: David Maiullo, pianist/conductor Brian Ernstes, tenor Justyna Giermola, soprano Lucia Wehr, soprano Please note: This event is only open to members of Casa Italiana and the American Italian Cultural Roundtable. In ENGLISH. Followed by refreshments. From…

Kristin Lavransdatter: Liv Ullman: a Celebration

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

In the second film directed by Liv Ullmann (1995), based on the classic novel by Sigrid Undset, Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway, who has grown up in harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride, and devout Christianity. Arranged to be married to the son of another landowner, a violent…

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Prevention Activism: Advancing Historical Dialogue In Post-Conflict Settings

The European Institute at Columbia University 420 W 118th St #1205, New York City, United States

Annual Conference of the Historical Dialogues, Justice, and Memory Network Prevention Activism: Advancing Historical Dialogue In Post-Conflict Settings December 12-14, 2019 Columbia University, New York City Prevention activism—that is, the effort to record, acknowledge, address and redress the violent past— seeks to counter nationalist myths and identities that are central ingredients of ethnic and political violence. Its goal is to…

Shooting French Stars in America

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

Join photographer Jean-Pierre Laffont as he presents his latest book, Nos Stars en Amérique: carte postales de Jean-Pierre Laffont, just published in France by les éditions de la Martinière. A New York-based French photographer, Jean-Pierre Laffont photographed the greatest stars of the 1960s and the 80s, including Charlie Chaplin, Charles Aznavour, Alfred Hitchcock, Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand, Line Renaud, Alain…

Pre-“Rosenkavalier” Evening

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

Opera to the People is a group open to students or other young present and future audience members in order to delve into the world and language of opera, with the objective of fostering a new generation of attentive opera-goers. The group meets to watch and listen to recordings of a particular opera that will then be attended LIVE. This serves the…