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Books in Cities: The Demand for Literature in France on the Eve of the Revolution – Robert Darnton

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

New research in a new field, the history of books, goes back to a question raised by Daniel Mornet in a famous article of 1910: What did the French read on the eve of the Revolution?  This lecture is intended to answer that question and to explore related issues in cultural history by explaining how publishing and the book trade…

Masaryk, Czechoslovak Jews, and the Case for Liberal Democracy

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

Lecture by Hillel J. Kieval, Goldstein Professor of Jewish History and Thought, Washington University in St. Louis. With the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the First Czechoslovak Republic, questions concerning the future of the democratic order in Europe and beyond abound. Do nationalist and populist movements pose a threat to democratic constitutions? What is “illiberal democracy?”…

How a Tone Poem means

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

Ottorino Respighi (1879 – 1936) 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…

Silesian String Quartet at The Morgan Library & Museum

The Morgan Library 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Join us for a riveting performance by the award-winning Silesian Quartet at The Morgan Library & Museum on Tuesday, November 6 at 7:30 pm In celebration of the Centennial of Poland regaining its independence, the legendary Silesian String Quartet performs works by some of Poland’s most important modern composers including Karol Szymanowski, Witold Lutoslawski, Grazyna Bacewicz, and Krzysztof Penderecki. Founded…

Experimental films by Aykan Safoğlu & Sylvia Schedel. Queer Migrations & Diasporic Intimacies Series

Michelson Theater 721 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY, United States

STILL FROM MEMORIES (SYLVIA SCHEDELBAUER, GERMANY/JAPAN, 2004) Experimental films by Aykan Safoğlu & Sylvia Schedelbauer Wednesday, November 7 at 6:00 pm Michelson Theater, 721 Broadway, 6th floor Aykan Safoğlu (Germany/Turkey) and Sylvia Schedelbauer (Germany/Japan) present a selection of their archival footage films encompassing a Turkish homage to James Baldwin and a retrieval of unremembered interracial intimacy. Working across film, photography and performance, Aykan Safoğlu makes…

Film Series: Blackness in French and Francophone Film

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City, NY, United States

A Film Series Presented by the Columbia Maison Française, co-sponsored by School of the Arts and curated by Nora Philippe with the participation of Maboula Soumahoro Films are free and open to the public. Subtitles are in English. France doesn’t have an equivalent word for speaking about “blackness” and has just removed the word “race” from its Constitution. However, a…

Far from Us [Via da noi]

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

(Enrico Ventrice, 2018) Via da noi (Documentary, Italy, 53 min.) In ENGLISH and ITALIAN with English subtitles Produced by Global Vision Group in collaboration with Rai Cinema A film by Elena A. Perazzini Directed by Enrico Ventrice Followed by a conversation with Elena A. Perazzini. Moderated by Paolo Pellecchia (CUNY). With the participation of Gianluca Galletto (DG Advisors), scientist Alessandra…

Film: Steps to Liberty (Les Marches de la Liberté)

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City, NY, United States

A film by Rokhaya Diallo (2013, 52 min.) Screening followed by a discussion with Fredrick Harris, Nora Philippe and Maboula Soumahoro Fifty years after the Civil Rights March in Washington DC and the “dream” of Martin Luther King, thirty years after the “March for Equality and against Racism” in France, Diallo follows a group of young Americans who come to…

Mivos String Quartet

Italian Academy (Columbia) 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

“Mivos Quartet has a highly distinctive musical personality... performances of edge-of-your-seat intensity which still display a remarkable sense of subtle give and take within the ensemble....With performances this assured, incisive, and entertaining, the Mivos Quartet is an ensemble to be held in the highest regard.” — David Kettle, The Strad Magazine Stefano Gervasoni: Clamour (NY premiere) Simone Movio: Zahir Ia…

Vulnerability to Exploitation and Human Trafficking: The Case of Serbia

1219 International Affairs Building 420 West 118th Street, New York City, United States

Please join the Harriman Institute and the Human Rights Advocates Program at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights for a talk with Marijana Savic, Director of Atina, the Citizens' Association for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings and All Forms of Gender-Based Violence. Marijana Savic is a founder and director of the NGO Atina, a women’s rights organization in Serbia. Over the…