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The Kidnappers of Nonexistent Time: Czech Surrealism in the 1930’s and its Influence

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

Illustrated presentations by Meghan Forbes, Ph.D., and the artist Gabriel Levicky. Organized as a part of the centennial celebration of the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1918. In the period between the two World Wars, various artistic and poetic strategies in Europe reflected the absurdity of recent violence and optimism for a more utopic future. In this brief window of openness…

WHAT IS A SPACE FOR ETHICS? – ROBERT HARVEY

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

A roundtable on Sharing Common Ground (Bloomsbury, 2017) Sharing Common Ground makes a compelling contribution to an important emerging field that affects a broad swath of humanities. It uses historical, photographic, and literary examples, including an entirely new translation of a little known work by Marguerite Duras, presented here in full, to showcase the ethical capacity of art. Robert Harvey deploys critical tools…

SCIENTIFIC CURATING: MUSEUMS IN GERMANY AS A PROFESSIONAL FIELD FOR YOUNG SCHOLARS by Christoph Willmitzer

Deutsches Haus Columbia 420 West 116th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Museums perceive themselves as scientific institutions but what does this mean for the daily practice of a curator? How has the unique genre of literature exhibitions changed over the last 15 years? What are the opportunities in German museums that await young scholars with a background in the humanities? The lecture will try to give answers to these questions based…

THE EXTREME GONE MAINSTREAM?: COMMERCIALIZATION AND FAR RIGHT YOUTH CULTURE IN GERMANY AND THE U.S.

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

Deutsches Haus at NYU and the University of Cologne New York Office present a talk by Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Professor of Education and Sociology at the American University in Washington, DC, and former fellow of the Morphomata International Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Cologne, about her recent book The Extreme Gone Mainstream: Commercialization and Far-Right Youth Culture in Germany (Princeton University Press,…

INNOVATIVE INCORPORATION OF SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS IN THE GERMAN CLASSROOM

Goethe-Institut New York 30 Irving Place, New York City, NY, United States

Professional Development Workshop with Anja Schmitt In this workshop, teachers of German get to know the two best practice projects Aqua Agents and Ambassadors for the Environment. In both projects, topics of sustainability (water, consumption, climate, etc.) are made available in an innovative, student-centered and motivating manner for teaching German as a foreign language and for joint project work with…

Polish Cultural Festival

Children's Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton Street, New York, New York

Join us on Sunday, September 23, for a celebration of Poland’s centennial year. We are partnering with the Chidren's Museum of the Arts to present workshops inspired by traditional and contemporary arts practices of Poland. Send Poland a Birthday card in our STO LAT POLSKA photo booth and enter for a chance to win a trip to Poland! Join us…

Globalization vs Authenticity: The Future of Italian Restaurants

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

Gruppo Italiano's original seminar series entitled Italian Table Talks - Food and Restaurants for Tomorrow deals with the Italian restaurant and hospitality industry, and how different issues affect the ardent cuisine enthusiasts (essentially the general public). This third chapter of the series features: Maurizio Forte, Director Italian Trade-Agency, New York Stefano Pezzini, Director of Latteria San Pietro, Mantova Davide Paolini, Italian Food…

Future Humanities: Translating World Literatures

Hagop Kevorkian Center 255 Sullivan Street, New York City, NY, United States

“Future Humanities” is a public conversation on the stakes, challenges, and rewards of editing and translating premodern texts from the world’s great literary traditions. Mariët Westermann moderates a panel featuring the general editors of six groundbreaking publishing projects that specialize in facing-page translations. Topics of discussion include the parameters and methodologies for establishing parallel-text translation series in Arabic, Chinese, Greek,…

WESTWORLD’S SHAKESPEARE: A CASE FOR SERIAL READING

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

The Department of German at NYU and Deutsches Haus at NYU present a talk by Professor Elisabeth Bronfen who will speak on "Westworld's Shakespeare: A Case for Serial Reading." Event information Westworld, a postmodern splice between artificial intelligence fantasy and the classic Western, quotes no text more often than Shakespeare's plays. This lecture explores how the serial return of these citations reflects on the seriality…

Koffieuurtje-Dutch Coffee Hour

Deutsches Haus Columbia 420 West 116th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Join us for Koffieuurtje, our open Dutch conversation hour for speakers at all proficiency levels. Beginners welcome! Free and open to the public. Contact Information Peggy Quisenberry pq2@columbia.edu UPCOMING EVENTS September 21, 2018 Scientific Curating: Museums in Germany as a Professional Field for Young Scholars September 21, 2018   From Deutsches Haus Columbia