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The Silent Power: Federal Corporations as Constitutional Law
none Join us for a seminar with Caitlin Tully (NYU Law) on "The Silent Power: Federal Corporations as Constitutional Law". Abstract: Scholars and courts have long viewed unenumerated powers and rights as constitutionally dubious. This skepticism ...
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Critical Theory 101: Axel Honneth
none The seminar series Critical Theory 101: Future Directions and New Challenges, co-organized by The American University of Paris and the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, seeks to explore the evolving landscape of cr ...
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Zoë Skoulding Poetry Reading
none Poetry reading and conversation with Zoë Skoulding. Zoë Skoulding is a poet and literary critic interested in translation, sound and ecology. She is Professor of Poetry and Creative Writing at Bangor University. Her latest collection of poems is A Ma ...
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“Edge of Catastrophe” Guest Lecture by Roger Frie
none What does it mean to be both a social critic and a practicing psychologist? In view of the social and political crises we face today, this is surely one of the profession's most pressing challenges. This talk will draw on the early work of Erich ...
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Angela Tate on James Baldwin
none In the context of the First Year Success Common Read, we are delighted to be hosting a talk on James Baldwin by Angela Tate, writer, artist, scholar, and curator. Angela serves as the chief curator and director of collections at the Museum of Afric ...
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Care & Dem Seminar Series: Carol Gilligan, In a Human Voice
none Opening the second year of the Care & Democracy seminar series we will host Carol Gilligan (NYU) for a discussion of her book "In a Human Voice" (Polity, 2023). The Care & Democracy series explores how the relational dimensions of c ...
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Care & Dem Seminar Series: Patricia Paperman, Comment penser le care en temps de guerre?
none This session of the Care & Democracy Seminar Series will host Patricia Paperman (Université Paris VIII) for a talk on Comment penser le care en temps de guerre? The Care & Democracy Seminar Series explores how the relational dimensions of car ...
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Book Talk. Imperial Material: National Symbols in the US Colonial Empire
none Join the Center for Critical Democracy Studies for a book talk with historian Alvita Akiboh on "Imperial Material: National Symbols in the US Colonial Empire" (University of Chicago Press, 2023). The book will be commented by Melanie Bavari ...
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Critical Theory 101 Series: Rahel Jaeggi, Progress and Regression
none Prof. Rahel Jaeggi will present the central ideas of her latest book Progress and Regression (Harvard University Press, forthcoming), in which she claims that “societies don’t have a goal, they solve problems.” Her talk will focus on the book’s t ...
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THE CONVOY: A CONVERSATION WITH BEATA UMUBEYI MAIRESSE
none Prize-winning novelist and short-story writer Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s memoir documents and reconstructs her escape, at the age of fifteen, from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The Convoy reflects on the act of bearing witness and the ...