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Asylums, Refuges, and Sanctuaries in 18th Century France – Conference

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

Organized by Lucien Nouis (NYU) L’imaginaire de l’asile, du refuge, du sanctuaire de l’accueil fait aux persécutés, aux souffrants, de l’hospitalité offerte à l’étranger, traverse la pensée du long XVIIIe siècle, de la révocation de l’Édit de Nantes jusqu’à la fin de la Révolution. Mais c’est souvent sous le signe de la perte que cet imaginaire se déploie, comme si les…

Studying and Working in Germany

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

The Goethe-Institut, together with its partners, showcases excellent opportunities for German speakers in Germany as well as in the US. Participants will find out about studying in Germany without tuition fees, scholarships, internships, exchange programs, work and research opportunities. Advanced registration for individuals is not necessary. However, if you are a teacher and would like to bring your class to…

Hermann Zschiegner’s “Recent Drawings” Exhibition

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

Deutsches Haus at NYU presents "Recent Drawings," an exhibition by the artist Hermann Zschiegner. The opening will take place on Friday, October 19, from 6 to 8 pm, and will feature an artist talk. The exhibition will remain on view through Friday, November 9. About the exhibition: To create the drawings in this show, Hermann Zschiegner wrote a javascript program…

Il Fauno (Febo Mari, 1917)

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

Presenting "Screening Statues: Sculpture and Cinema" Screening of: Il fauno (Italy, 1917, 70 min.) Silent with English intertitles Restored in 1994 by the Cinemathèque Royale Belgique (now Cinematek), from original nitrate prints from the Cineteca Friuli and the Museo Nazionale del Cinema Torino. Directed, written and starring Febo Mari Featuring live accompaniment by Tal Shtuhl Introduction by author Vito Adriaensens…

“Ethiopiques–Revolt of the Soul” by Maciek Bochniak, US Premiere

American Museum of Natural History Central Park West and 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

Followed by a Q&A with the director Tickets: $12 The Margaret Mead Film Festival, the longest-running premiere showcase for international documentaries in the United States, is held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. This year's festival reflects stories of resilience–portraits of strength and action by people who are rising up, breaking new ground, and pushing their…

Walking Tour – Sanctuary in the Heights: Migration and Memory in Washington Heights

Hebrew Tabernacle 551 Fort Washington Ave, New York

1:00 pm: Walking tour (sold out) 3:30 pm: Panel discussion and reception at Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation (tickets available) Rob Snyder, author of the book Crossing Broadway, Washington Heights and the Promise of New York City, and Professor of Journalism and American Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, leads a walking tour and panel discussion in the northern Manhattan neighborhood once known as “Frankfurt on…

$10

“Runners” by Lukasz Borowski, US Premiere

American Museum of Natural History Central Park West and 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

Followed by a Q&A with the director Tickets: $12 The Margaret Mead Film Festival, the longest-running premiere showcase for international documentaries in the United States, is held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. This year's festival reflects stories of resilience–portraits of strength and action by people who are rising up, breaking new ground, and pushing their…

Holger Falk, Baritone, with Julius Drake, Piano

The Frick Collection 1 East 70th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Considered by Opernwelt to be “intellectually and vocally one of the most flexible singers on the German stage today”, baritone Holger Falk, together with world-renowned pianist Julius Drake, will be making his Lied recital debuts in New York (Frick Collection, October 21), Cleveland (Cleveland Chamber Music Society, October 23) and Washington, DC (the Phillips Collection, October 28). The program will include Lieder by Schubert,…

$45

Michele Sarfatti. Seminar on the Race Law (1938-2018).

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

Seminar. An introduction to the study of Mussolini’s Racial Laws presented by one of the leading scholars in the field. Organized by Centro Primo Levi with Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò. NYU Departments of Italian and History. Introduced by Ruth Ben Ghiat and David Forgacs. Sessions will be held on October 22, 24 and 26. Registration is required: Molly Engelmann (molly@primolevicenter.org).…

“On Your Marx”: The Fate of the Commons: A Trotskyite View

Skirball Center for Performing Arts 566 LaGuardia Place, New York

The NYU Department of German and Deutsches Haus at NYU present "The Fate of the Commons: A Trotskyite View" with Slavoj Žižek as part of NYU Skirball's "On Your Marx" festival in celebration of Karl Marx's 200th birthday. Event information From the Marxist standpoint, "Communism" refers to the multiple versions of our commons (the commons of nature, the commons of our biogenetic inheritance, the commons of…