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Sovereignty, Inc:. Three Inquiries in Politics and Enjoyment

Deutsches Haus at NYU and the Department of German NYU present “Sovereignty, Inc.: Three Inquiries in Politics and Enjoyment,” a conversation among William Mazzarella, Eric Santner, Aaron Schuster, and Elisabeth Bronfen on the book’s main theories. About the book: What does the name Trump stand for? If branding now rules over the production of value, as the coauthors of Sovereignty,…

THE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING COMMUNITY AND THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY

Rennert Hall, Kraft Center 606 West 115th Street, New York

A panel discussion featuring Steven Kaplan, host of the radio and TV show "Tolkovishche with Seva Kaplan" and Rafael Shimunov, an artist an activist from Queens, moderated by Professor Anna Katsnelson. The majority of Russian-speaking immigrants in the U.S. are Republican-leaning. According to U.S. News and World Report, 70% to 75% of Russian and Ukrainian immigrants voted for Republican candidates in the 2008 and…

The Rise of Populism: Trump versus Putin

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

Please join us for a lecture by Victoria Zhuravleva, Head of the Center for North American Studies, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) Moscow, Russia. In the last few years the notion of “populism” has become one of the most frequently mentioned global trends. An army of populist politicians, brought to power by angry people disappointed by…