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Extraparliamentary Opposition in West Germany, 1962-1983: European Seminar Series

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

Oct. 24 European Seminar Series | Belinda Davis: Extraparliamentary Opposition in West Germany, 1962-1983 As part of the European Seminar Series, Belinda Davis will discuss extraparliamentary opposition in West Germany in the years 1962-1983. 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…

European Seminar Series | Belinda Davis:

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

Professor Belinda Davis of Rutgers University speaks about extraparliamentary opposition in West Germany, from1962 to 1983. From the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies. 

Affection and Survival

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

Primo Levi at 100 Presented in collaboration with Centro Primo Levi Affection and Survival Primo Levi and Friendship in the Camp A lecture by Uri Cohen, Tel Aviv University Affection is a lesser known aspect of the human and Jewish experience in the camps. Mostly it is related to the fractured past of which the camp is the present. Having…

Jan W. Drnek: The Slav Epic of Alphonse Mucha

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York, NY, United States

Presentation of a limited edition book offering a glimpse at the smallest details of Mucha's artworks, unveiling the magnificent Slav Epic in an unseen form. Q&A with the author. The time has come for the spectacular cycle of paintings created by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, the Slav Epic, to be followed by a procession of prodigious books intended to…

Gender and Transformation Workshop | Oksana Kis

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

Feminism in Independent Ukraine: From an Allergen to the Last Hope Oksana Kis Ph.D.  History/Ethnology Senior Research Associate, Senior Scholar Department of Social Anthropology Institute of Ethnology national Academy of Sciences of Ukraine http://social-anthropology.org.ua/ From the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies. 

Domenico Cimarosa

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

Neapolitan in Exile What Makes It Italian? Discovering National Character in Music is a music listening and discussion group that meets at Casa Italiana and is open to everyone. Participation is free. The group is led by Gina Crusco, who guides listening at Bard LLI and Riverdale Y, and who has been music instructor at The New School and director of…

The Cake General /Tårtgeneralen WAYWARD ENDEAVORS: COMEDIES FROM THE NORTH

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

Based on a true story, the directorial debut of popular Swedish personalities Filip and Fredrik is an outrageous, unconventional comedy set in the 1980s about an eccentric villager who decides to put his sleepy hamlet on the map by assembling the world’s longest layer cake. When in 1984 the small town of Koping is named “the most boring town in…

Halloween Dance Party

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York, NY, United States

Ghouls and goblins alike will agree, there’s no better way to celebrate Halloween than with a dance party at Manhattan’s historic Bohemian National Hall. Live music by Ex press Band. Dance show by professional dancers Stephen & Alexandra Hughes will teach you the tricks and treats of dancing the night away. Plus, there will be a Halloween costume contest! Program:…

Saturday Storytelling & Workshop with the Hans Christian Andersen Storytellers

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

Just in time for Halloween, Ron Sopyla and Ellen Shapiro of the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center bring some Nordic “not-too-scary” troll stories to Scandinavia House! In this combined event, kids will first hear some tales from Scandinavia and the far North, and then participate in a “crankle”-making workshop, in which they will make scrolls that can be read from a…