Beyond the Will of Truth
300 WallaceHistory pushed critical philosophy down an epistemological path that was productive, but distanced it from its true ambition: to change the world. It is time to return to that ambition and leave behind the will to truth. Bernard E. Harcourt is a contemporary critical theorist, social justice advocate, and the author most recently of The […]
Diaries, Notes & Sketches
216 Aaron Burr 216 Aaron Burr, PrincetonTalk and screening by Andrés Di Tella Diaries, notebooks, sketches, working papers. Provisional, unfinished, circumstancial forms that converge in one of the most vibrant currents of contemporary cinema. Note-taking and the diary conceived not only as a working method but also as an art form in itself. A cinematic language in potential mode. Includes screening […]
The Iranian Unfinished Revolution: Elaine Sciolino and David Burnett in conversation with Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi
Computer Building 104, 35 Olden Street PrincetonThe Iranian Revolution of 1979 remains as one of the most important world events of the second half of the twentieth century. There are numerous studies of the causes and consequences of the revolution, but how the revolution was lived and how those who experienced that revolutionary moment were transformed continue to raise questions about […]
Old Dominion Public Lecture Series: The Division: John Doar, the Justice Department, and the Civil Rights Movement
010 East PyneThe point man for civil rights for the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, John Doar was a vital actor in countless crisis moments in the civil rights movement — pioneering federal protections for voting rights, personally confronting segregationists at Ole Miss and the University of Alabama, putting Klansmen on trial for the murders of civil rights […]
Reading by Sheila Heti and Joy Harjo
Donald G. Drapkin Studio, Lewis Arts Complex NJThe Program in Creative Writing continues a year-long celebration of its 80th anniversary with a reading by acclaimed fiction writer/playwright/journalist Sheila Heti and award-winning poet and member of the Mvskoke Nation, Joy Harjo, two of 80 writers helping to celebrate this milestone anniversary. Free and open to the public
