4th Annual Princeton African Humanities Colloquium (PAHC) on Africa and Digital Humanities
via ZoomAt this two-day colloquium, panelists will talk on “Africa and Digital Humanities.”
The Islamic Age of Communication
WebinarNear Eastern Studies Virtual Seminar Respondent: Lara Harb, Near Eastern Studies Open to the public. Registration Required: https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h-O1xJdlQMGMoB9RKPMztQ
Ezra Pound Amid Turkey’s Cultural Wars: Authority, Epic, and Word Choice in the Turkish Cantos
via Zoom - Registration RequiredEfe Murat Balıkçıoğlu studied philosophy at Princeton and completed his Ph.D. in Ottoman History and Arabic Philosophy at Harvard. He currently teaches Islamic history at Wellesley College. Registration details to follow.
Threshold-Language: Paul Celan, Parmenides
via ZoomThe essay that will be pre-circulated for this workshop addresses the liminal movements of language that Paul Celan renders most pronounced in, among others, the collection of poems that he would call From Threshold to Threshold (Von Schwelle zu Schwelle). Already the title exposes each “threshold”-word to part from itself—“from threshold”—towards the same—“to threshold”—without coinciding […]
The Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge
Online PrincetonRichard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian at the University of Oxford, presents an exploration of the deliberate destruction of knowledge – especially of libraries and archives through history, from the ancient libraries and archives of Mesopotamia, through the Great Library of Alexandria, the European Reformation of the 16th century, through to more recent attacks, including the Holocaust, […]
Conglomerate Ordering
Facebook Live PrincetonSO–IL was born in New York in 2008 and creates spaces and objects for future culture. Diverse in origin, their team of collaborators speaks a dozen languages and is informed by global narratives and perspectives. They are both locally-rooted and nationless, coming together as a mid-size, well-recognized company. With their ambitious private and public clients, […]
Whose Pain Matters? Reflections on Race, Social Justice, and COVID-19’s Revealed Inequalities
Online PrincetonCOVID-19 continues to impact health and economies around the globe, but the pandemic has had another effect: exposing entrenched inequalities in society and healthcare—and creating new ones. The ethical problems surrounding coronavirus are numerous and profound. “COVID-19 has revealed truths and accentuated challenges that are already inherent in our society and healthcare system,” said Keith Wailoo, PhD, Henry Putnam University Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Drawing on lessons learned from past […]
Film Forum Discussion: 100 Men and a Girl (1937)
VirtualA discussion about Henry Koster's 100 Men and a Girl (1937). Available to watch on on Eventive between 6 PM and 9 PM. If using Eventive, you need to go to filmforum.eventive.org(link is external) and register. Do this by ordering a ticket for the film, which will take you to a place to either login or register. […]