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

Archeologie di un testo (Studj romanzi 2018) Presented by the NYU Department of Italian Studies with the Global Dante Project of New York. Studj Romanzi (2018) Vita nuova Archeologie di un testo Edited by Maria Luisa Ardizzone (NYU), Teodolinda Barolini (Columbia University) Featuring essays by Roberto Antonelli, Maria Luisa Ardizzone, Luca Azzetta, Teodolinda Barolini, Igor Candido, Donato Pirovano, Roberto Rea, Jelena…

Book Talk. The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace by Oscar Jonsson

Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room 420 W 118th Street, #1219 International Affairs Building, New York City, NY, United States

Join for a book talk with Oscar Jonsson, current Director of the Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld) and associated researcher at the Swedish Defense University, on The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace (Georgetown University Press, November 2019). This book analyzes the evolution of Russian military thought and how Russia's current thinking about war is…

The Euro-Crisis: 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, Harold James will discuss the The Euro-Crisis. 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.

2019 Jordan Center Distinguished Lecture: Boris Groys

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City, NY, United States

We will hear from NYU Global and Distinguished Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies Boris Groys, who will speak about “The Cold War Between the Medium and the Message: Western Abstract Art vs. Socialist Realism.” It is well known that the Cold War was represented in the context of art by the conflict between Modernist, or, more precisely, abstract and figurative, realist…

Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern Legends and Parables

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

Opening reception for the artist: Thursday, October 10, 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Please RSVP to attend. Art at the Institute is pleased to announce Legends and Parables, an exhibition of thirty-four paintings by Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, exploring and chronicling the embodiment of human celebration and drama founded on deceptively simple impressions of Jewish folk and religious life. The exhibition opens October…

Beethoven Perspectives: the works for cello and piano, plus three world premieres

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

Francesco Dillon (cello) and Emanuele Torquati (piano) "The two performers succeed masterfully" —Il Corriere Musicale "Dillon and Torquati gave a warm and fluent performance... perfect balance of delicacy and momentum." —Il Giornale della Musica Anticipating the 250th anniversary of his birth, the Italian Academy presents Beethoven's complete works for cello and piano performed by two of Italy's finest musicians, cellist…

Historical Siberia: Works in Progress

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City, NY, United States

This workshop will bring together scholars working on Siberia from different angles, and allow each writer to apply expertise and perspective to the others. The commentators are experts in one or another thematic aspect of the work. Convened by Professor Yanni Kotsonis, presenters will include David Darrow, Alberto Masoero, and Susan Smith-Peter. Ada Dialla, Igor Khristoforov, and Nathaniel Knight will serve as…

Theory of the Hashtag: A Conversation between Andreas Bernard and Nicholas Mirzoeff

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

Deutsches Haus at NYU presents a conversation between Andreas Bernard, Professor for Cultural Studies at the Leuphana University and currently DAAD Visiting Scholar at Deutsches Haus at NYU, Nicholas Mirzoeff, Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University about Bernard’s book “Theory of the Hashtag” (Polity, 2019), digital activism, and the role the hashtag continues to play in…

Heavy Trip/Hevi Reissu WAYWARD ENDEAVORS: COMEDIES FROM THE NORTH

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

In his small village in Northern Finland, 25-year-old Turo’s only source of satisfaction is his amateur metal band, which he and his friends have played in for 12 years — despite never having had a single gig. But when the organizer of a major Norwegian heavy metal festival unexpectedly shows up in town and they have a surprise chance to…

Leon Feraru and the Invention of Romanian Cultural Diplomacy in the United States

Romanian Cultural Institute 200 East 38th Street, New York, United States

Join the Romanian Cultural Institute and the East Central European Center at the Harriman Institute for an event in the Leon Feraru Conference Series, featuring professors Mona Momescu and Christopher J. Caes. Click here to RSVP. To honor the memory of the writer, academic, and diplomat who did more than anybody else at the beginning of the 20th century to…