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22 October - 28 October 2009
In Brief: The Future of Learned Societies, Rethinking Secularism, Blind Handshakes, What do Portraits Want?, An Aesthetic of Foreignness and Lehman's Last Days. |
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Thursday, 22 October | |
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David Engerman: Knowing the Cold War Enemy Columbia University, Int'l Affairs Building - 420 W. 118 St, Rm 1219 12 - 1:30pm, $0. |
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Richard J. Samuels: Kidnapping Politics, N. Korea and a Changing N.E. Asia Columbia University, Int'l Affairs Building - 420 W. 118 St, Rm 918 12 - 1:30pm, $0. |
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James O'Donnell: The Future of Learned Societies Columbia University, Alfred Lerner Hall - 2920 Broadway, Rm 555 12 - 2:30pm, $0. |
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Jürgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Charles Taylor, Cornel West: Rethinking Secularism, The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere Cooper Union, The Great Hall - 7 East 7 Street 3pm, $0, Rsvp. |
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After Truth: Justice, Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, And Related Aftermaths (Day 1) King Juan Carlos Center - 53 Washington Square South 4pm - 7pm, $0. |
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Friday, 23 October | |
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After Truth: Justice, Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, And Related Aftermaths (Day 2) King Juan Carlos Center - 53 Washington Square South 9:30 - 6pm, $0. |
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Archaeologies of Performance: Ritual Movement through Greek Sacred Space Institute of Fine Arts - 1 East 78th Street 4pm, $0. |
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Social Change, Conflict and a New Photographic Paradigm Visual Arts Theater - 333 West 23 Street 7pm, $0. |
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Saturday, 24 October | |
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Meron Langsner and Alexander Nagel: Histories, Headshots and Portraiture Cabinet - 300 Nevins Street, Brooklyn 6 - 7pm, $0. |
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Sunday, 25 October | |
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Monday, 26 October | |
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Brussels and the Western Balkans: Next Steps for the EU Integration Process Columbia University, Int'l Affairs Building - 420 W. 118 St, Rm 1219 9am - 6pm, $0. |
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The Great Crash of 2008 and China Columbia University, Int'l Affairs Building - 420 W. 118 St, Rm 918 4:30 - 6pm, $0. |
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Banality in Cultural Studies Columbia University, Schermerhorn Extension - 1200 Amsterdam Ave, Rm 754 4:30 - 6pm, $0. |
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Tuesday, 27 October | |
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How do we design successful cities? Challenges and Solutions Center for Architecture - 536 LaGuardia Place 6 - 8pm, $10, Rsvp required. |
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Writers and Designers: Gloria Kury, David Humphrey, Geoff Kaplan and Molly Nesbit on their Collaborations School of Visual Arts - 133/141 W. 21 St, Room 101C 6:30pm, $0. |
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My Mobile Weighs A Ton: Naeem Mohaiemen on Projects & Military/State Censors Cabinet - 300 Nevins Street, Brooklyn 7pm, $0. |
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Wednesday, 28 October | |
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A Failure of Capitalism? A Chinese Perspective on the Economic Crisis and Conservatism Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall - 435 W 116 St, Rm 701 12:15 - 1:15pm, $0. |
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Arts in International Development: Harnessing the power of the Creative Disciplines To effect social, economic, and political change NYU Puck Building - 295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Fl. 5 - 6:30pm, $0, Rsvp. |
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Aesthetic of the Foreignness Institute of Fine Arts - 1 East 78th Street 6pm, $0, Rsvp |
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Ira Glass and Etgar Keret: Is Reality Overrated? NYPL Schwarzman Building - 5th Avenue at 42nd St 7pm, $25. |
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Lehman's Last Days: Kevin Genris on the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Columbia University, Havemeyer Hall - 3000 Broadway, Rm 209 7:30 - 9pm, $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. (#0061) |
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