Freud and the Psychic Scene
Joseph Henry House 15 Princeton University, PrincetonA workshop organized by the ECS Graduate Affiliate Working Group on Sigmund Freud’s “The Interpretation of Dreams”. In this lunch workshop, we will discuss Freud’s articulation of the psychic scene with Paola Mieli. Please read “The Two Principles of Psychic Functioning,” “Negation,” and “Drives and Their Vicissitudes.” All members of the Princeton community are welcome. […]
From Mandate to State: Israel’s Planning vis-a-vis Its Future Arab Citizens, 1947-1948
202 Jones PrincetonNES Brown Bag Lunch talk
Piranesi Works on Paper
209 Scheide Caldwell 209 Scheide Caldwell, PrincetonCarolyn Yerkes will discuss her on-going research on the architect, printmaker, and author Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778), in anticipation of an upcoming exhibition at Princeton.
The Three Cities of Dio Chrysostom: Conflict and Utopia in the Roman East
106 McCormick Hall 106 McCormick Hall, PrincetonAmong the manifold literary production of celebrity lecturer and philosopher Cocceianus Dio (later nicknamed "Goldenmouth" for his style), a body of speeches stands out: those he gave in his hometown of Prousa (modern Bursa), in the late first and early second centuries CE. These speeches, almost certainly authentic fragments of political oratory delivered before the […]
Language in Late Capitalism: Commodification and the Commons
010 East PyneOrganized by the Department of French and Italian and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Co-sponsored by the Humanities Council and the Canadian Studies Program
The Real Reason for Refugees: A Lecture
A71 Simpson International BuildingOmar Alshogre is a 23-year-old formerly detained in the brutal prisons of the Assad regime in Syria. Omar was first arrested as a minor at the age of 15. At 17 years old, Omar was arrested for the last time and spent three horrific years in the worst of Syria’s prisons. He spent nearly two […]
Book Talk: Why Religion? A Personal Story
Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street, PrincetonWhy is religion still around in the twenty-first century? Why do so many still believe? And how do various traditions still shape the way people experience everything from sexuality to politics, whether they are religious or not? In Why Religion? Elaine Pagels looks to her own life to help address these questions. She will talk about her […]
