Latest Past Events

Albertine Prize Award Ceremony with Rachel Kushner and François Busnel

Find our which book won this year’s Albertine Prize live during our annual Albertine Prize Award Ceremony! Join Honorary Co-Chairs, American author Rachel Kushner and French literary critic François Busnel, as they announce the winners live at 1pm EST on December 9th, followed by a discussion with the winning author and translator, moderated by Literary Hub’s Executive Editor, John Freeman.  Register to…

VIRTUAL EVENT. Sexism, Homophobia, and Anti-Western Narratives on Russian Social Media: The Case of Sorok Sorokov on VK

Register here for the Zoom webinar, or tune in on YouTube Live. Please join the Program on U.S.-Russia Relations at the Harriman Institute for a discussion with Andrejs Berdņikovs, editor at the European Journalism Observatory and Technology Scout at the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA). Andrejs Berdņikovs is a data analyst, activist, and social entrepreneur with experience in research, technology scouting,…

DIGITAL FORAYS: Mediating the News: Digital Platforms & Publics

Zoom signup Many dynamic “alternative” news portals & collaboratives have developed during/since the Arab Spring.  How do they spread information and create publics beyond the traditional news cycle? Most often this happens through websites, social media and by creating dynamic content across various digital entanglements. Yet how do they mobilize their messages across different platforms specifically? Why one platform over…