Translation as a Multiplayer Game
144 Louis A. Simpson BuildingWe typically conceive of translation as a solitary activity, yet translating plays for performance – the focus of much of Neil Blackadder’s work – involves extensive collaboration with directors and actors as well as authors. And he is currently engaged in translating from two languages at once: Anne Weber wrote Ahnen in German and translated […]
A Constitutional Coup in Israel: Background, Causes, Consequences
ZoomIsrael is undergoing a constitutional coup these days. Similar to recent developments in Hungary, Poland, and Turkey, the coup aims to subject Israel’s supreme court to the executive branch, change the way judges are appointed, and prevent any review of government actions or Knesset laws. The Princeton community is invited to learn about the coup […]
Mellon Forum || Christianizing Algiers: Reshaping Urban Identity by “Cross and Plow”
School of Architecture and ZoomThe presentation will center on the territorial interventions of the Catholic Church in Algiers in the 19th century, examining how the Church reshaped urban space in Algiers through the construction […]
Toward a History of Waiting: Social Hierarchy and Architecture
205 East PyneIn early modern continental Western Europe, antechambers became standard in the residences of the elites. As a time-space infrastructure these rooms shaped encounters between unequals. By imposing spatial distance and […]
The Ver-Fremdworteffekt. Adorno on Language’s Glitches
010 East Pyne PrincetonTheodor W. Adorno has written two texts on foreign words and how they affect language. These texts contain a theory of how something apparently universal gives rise to another, to […]
Reception + Gallery Talk | Living Histories: Space for Reckoning by STOSS Landscape Urbanism + MPdL Studio
North Gallery, School of Architecture PrincetonHow do we ensure that public spaces tell the complex and interconnected histories that have shaped our culture and inform who we are? How do we bring to light those […]
