Conference: Considering the Counterculture: A History in Ideas
211 Dickinson 211 Dickinson, PrincetonConference: In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a generation of young Americans sought to create lives and build communities which were outside of mainstream American norms and practices. They looked in new directions for spiritual fulfillment, experimented with communal living arrangements, pushed back against established practices, challenged notions of expertise, and offered tools for […]
Hannah Arendt, Karl Jaspers, and the Nobel Prize: Examining the Archival Record
205 East PyneGraduate workshop To reconstruct the history of the Nobel Prize and its impact would be a task of staggering dimensions. Nevertheless, letters and archival documents offer a glimpse into its workings. Taking recent scholarship in the sociology of literature as a starting point, the workshop will examine Hannah Arendt’s efforts to secure a Nobel Prize […]
Small Planet, Big Crises, and Hope Through Democratic Action
50 McCosh PrincetonThis talk is the keynote address of Program in American Studies conference "Considering the Counterculture: A History in Ideas" which takes place on Friday, September 27 to Saturday, September 28, 2019. Frances Moore Lappé is the author or coauthor of nineteen books, including the three-million copy Diet for a Small Planet. Her latest work is […]
The Future of Technology and the Tale of Two Books: A Conversation with Microsoft’s Brad Smith and The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah
Alexander Hall, Richardson Auditorium PrincetonDigital technology is reshaping the world as we know it. It is changing how we work, learn, solve problems, communicate and entertain ourselves. But as code creates exciting opportunities, it’s also surfacing new and exacerbating old societal issues around the world. President of Microsoft Brad Smith and The Daily Show host Trevor Noah discuss the […]
Seuls en Scène presents: “La Loi des prodiges”
Matthews Acting Studio at 185 Nassau St PrincetonIn this enthralling one-man show, François de Brauer creates twenty captivating characters using minimal props and costumes. We follow the story of Remi Goutard, who from his birth, develops a hatred for the arts and holds a persistent grudge against artists and performers.
