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08 October - 14 October 2009
In Brief: The Former People, Michael Chabon, Armenia after South Ossetia, Labor & Lacan, Intrigued with Islam, Hunger & Neoliberalism and The Historical "Great Recession." |
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Thursday, 08 October | |
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Douglas Smith on Former People: the Destruction of the Russian Nobility in the 20th Century Columbia University, Int'l Affairs Building - 420 W. 118 St, Rm 1219 12:15pm-1:30pm, $0. |
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I Was Edgar Allan Poe: Michael Chabon Columbia University, Miller Theater - 2960 Broadway 3-4pm, $0. |
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Naked Lunch at 50, Day One NYU, Bobst Library - 70 Washington Square South, Fl. 3. 6:30pm, $0. |
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Cory Booker and Ellen Schall: Leveraging Resources to Promote Justice in Urban Environments NYU, Pluck Building - 294 Lafayette, Fl. 2 6:30 - 7:30pm, $0. |
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Armenian Center: Aftermath of the Russian-Georgian War, Implications for Internal and External Actors Columbia University, Int'l Affairs Building - 420 W. 118 St, Rm 707 6:30 - 7:30am, $0. |
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Friday, 09 October | |
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Simon Critchley: To Philosophize is to Learn How to Die Eugene Lang Community Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 W 13 St, Fl. 2 1pm, $0, RSVP Required/212.229.5682. |
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Naked Lunch at 50, Day Two Columbia University, Butler Library - 535 West 114th Street, Fl. 5 1 - 7pm, $0. |
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Saturday, 10 October | |
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Naked Lunch at 50, Day Three SVA Theater - 333 W 23 St 3:30 - 8:30pm, $0. |
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Sunday, 11 October | |
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Monday, 12 October | |
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Labor & Lacan: Stanley Aronowitz, Slavoj Žižek & the Public Sphere (screening)
Brecht Forum - 461 West St 7:30pm, $6. |
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Tuesday, 13 October | |
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Kazys Varnelis on Network Culture: A Changing Context for Design School of Visual Arts - 136 W 21 St, Fl. 2 6-7:30pm, $0. |
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Do You See My Heart Beat? Lament in Contemporary Video Art School of Visual Arts - 133/141 W 21 St, Rm. 101C 6:30 - 7:30pm, $0. |
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Susannah Heschel, Intrigued with Islam: Jewish Scholars, Travelers, and Converts in Modern Europe Columbia University, Int'l Affairs Building - 420 W. 118 St, Rm 707 6:30 - 8pm, $0. |
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More Profits, More Hunger: Neoliberalism & the Corporate Control of Food Lessons from India & the US Brecht Forum - 451 West St 7:30pm, $6. |
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Wednesday, 14 October | |
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Night/Shift: Lynne Saville with Arthur C. Danto NYPL Schwarzman Building - 5th Ave and W 42 St, Rm. 227 6, $0. |
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The "Great Recession" in Historical Perspective Columbia University, Kellogg Center - 420 W. 118th Street, Rm 1501 IAB 6-7:30pm, $0/Register. |
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