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11 September - 17 September 2008
In Brief: Buckminster Fuller, Lévy and Žižek, Iranian Poetry, The Neuroscience of Elections, Violence and Visuality, The Golden Republic & a shocking murder. |
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Thursday, 11 September | |
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Revolutionize the Maestro: New Ways of Craftsmanship Japan Society - 333 E 47th St 6:30pm, $10-$5. |
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Paul Chan at Night School: Waiting for Godot in New Orleans, An Illustrated Lecture New Museum - 235 Bowery 7:30pm, $0. |
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Friday, 12 September | |
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Buckminster Fuller Symposium Cooper Union Great Hall - 7 East 7th St at 3rd Ave 7pm, $8-Free includes Saturday. |
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Kusakizome-gami: The Tradition of Japanese Naturally Dyed Papers Center for Book Arts - 28 West 27th Street, 3rd Fl 6:30pm, $10-Free, RSVP at 212.481.0295. |
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Theognis Sophizomenos CUNY Graduate Center - 365 5th Ave 5pm, $0. |
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Paul Chan at Night School: A Poet for President, Eileen Myles and Her Run for the White House New Museum - 235 Bowery 7:30pm, $12. |
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Saturday, 13 September | |
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Buckminster Fuller Symposium Cooper Union Great Hall - 7 East 7th St at 3rd Ave 10am, $8-Free includes Friday. |
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Violence and Visuality Colloquium NYU Deutsches Haus - 42 Washington Mews 10am-6:45pm, $0. |
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Paul Chan at Night School: The Sade I Know, Screening and Lecture New Museum - 235 Bowery 3pm, $12. |
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Sunday, 14 September | |
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Alan M. Taylor: Financial Stability, the Trilemma, and International Reserves Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Int'l Affairs Bldg, Room 1501 - W 118 St and Amsterdam Avenue 1-2:30pm, $0. |
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Monday, 15 September | |
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Understanding the Universe: An Evening with Frank Wilczek New York Academy of Sciences - 7 WTC, 250 Greenwich St, 40th Fl 6:30-8pm, $25/$15r. |
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For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb and the Murder That Shocked Chicago CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Haaren Hall - 899 10th Ave, Rm 630T 4-6pm, $0. |
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Israel/Palestine: The Case for a One-State Solution; film premier and open discussion with Joel Kovel Brecht Forum - 451 West Street 7:30pm, $6/$10/$15. |
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Tuesday, 16 September | |
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(Un)Patriot Acts: Art, Activism and State Power from the 'Culture Wars' to the 'War on Terror' NYU Silver Center Jurow Hall - 31 Washington Place, 1st Fl 7-9pm, $0. |
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Lyceum Society: History of Numerical Weather Prediction New York Academy of Sciences - 7 WTC, 250 Greenwich St, 40th Fl 1-3pm, $20/$10. |
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Learn How to Rethink Your Timetable: An Evening with Philip Zimbardo New York Academy of Sciences - 7 WTC, 250 Greenwich St, 40th Fl 6:30-8pm, $25/$15. |
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Bernard-Henri Lévy & Slavoj Žižek: A Debate Violence & the Left in Dark Times Instigated by Paul Holdengräber New York Public Library, Celeste Bartos Forum - 5th Ave at 42nd St 7pm, $15/$10. |
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Wednesday, 17 September | |
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The Neuroscience of Elections and Human Decision-Making: What Really Rocks Your Vote NYU Woolworth Building - 15 Barclay St. (between Broadway and Church) 7-9pm, $20/$10. |
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Belonging: New Poetry by Iranians around the World CUNY Graduate Center - 365 5th Ave, Rm C204/205 6:30-8:30pm, $0. |
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The Myth of the Golden Republic - Czechoslovak Myth and Propaganda, 1914-1948 Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Int'l Affairs Bldg, Room 1219 - W 118 St and Amsterdam Avenue 4-6pm, $0. |
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Platform for Pedagogy is an initiative to advance a culture of cross-disciplinary public lecture attendance and to develop the lecture as form. Platform Mailer is a weekly events e-mail promoting public lectures in and around New York City. Platform for Pedagogy would like to thank Brian Sholis for sharing with us a selection of upcoming events. Brian is a freelance writer and editor based in New York. (#0014) |
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