From 1900 to Today On the Italian Stage is a series of lectures conceived and led by Laura Caparrotti that journeys into the history of Italian Theater to explore its language, and its contribution to Italian society and world theater. This lecture will focus on Italian dialect theater from the 20th century to present times, especially in the ouvre of…
This talk aims to explore the politicization of the past in Protestant poet-soldier-historian Agrippa d’Aubigné’s epic, Les Tragiques (1616). Focusing on the epic’s book of martyrs, “Les Feux,” it will be argued that D’Aubigné revives sixteenth-century accounts of Protestant martyrdom to propagate an alternate understanding of the religious minority in seventeenth-century France. The martyrs of “Les Feux” are not victims…
As part of the European Seminar Series, Sheri Berman will discuss Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe. 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.
Sheri Berman of Barnard College presents on Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe. From the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies.
Join us for the first meeting of the 2019-2020 New York Russia Public Policy Seminar, a forum co-hosted by the Harriman Institute and New York University's Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, as we examine how U.S. foreign policy towards Russia is likely to be approached by a future Democratic administration. The Trump administration has pursued a number of…
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…