Calendar of Events

“Imperfection” and “Renaissance” are antonyms. At least that is what Giorgio Vasari’s history of Italian artistic evolution (as with other early modern European writings on art, poetry, literature, music, and […]

A three-day international conference, Re/Framing Eastern European Cinema, focusing on the re-conceptualization of Eastern European cinema and its master narratives before and in the aftermath of the Russian-Ukrainian war in […]

Join the bilingual round-table discussion about the principle of self-supporting balance. Panel discussants: Professors Attilio Pizzigone and Vittorio Paris (University of Bergamo), Erika A. Kiss (Princeton University) in person in […]

There is a special thread of continuity between voices, skins and stars that enables us to conjure up this visual essay in exhibition format. An essay formulated, perhaps, in the […]

This workshop will provide an opportunity for scholars of Ottoman studies to gather, discuss their research, and receive substantive feedback. This initiative aims to bring together scholars of all stages […]

Award-winning writer Barry McCrea will give a brief talk on “Language and the Irish Novel” followed by a reading from his novel-in-progress Miracle at Thorn Island. Introduced by Visiting Leonard L. Milberg ’52 Professor in Irish Letters Fintan O’Toole. Admission: Free and open to the public; no tickets required. Accessibility: The Stewart Film Theater is […]

This event will feature a screening of the 2022 documentary “A Spear Through the Heart”, which explores the life, legacy and impact of the legendary singer, songwriter, and activist, Hachalu Hundessa, who was assassinated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 29th, 2020. Hachalu was a hugely popular Oromo-Ethiopian musician widely viewed by the Oromo people […]