Dangerous Flight: Amerindian Featherwork, Michelangelo, and the Violence of Natural History
A71 Louis A. Simpson BuildingIn Michelangelo’s drawings for Tommaso de’ Cavalieri the motifs of wings and feathers have long been understood to serve metaphorical ends, alluding simultaneously to Neoplatonic concepts of divine ascent and […]
The Lost Chan Buddhist Teachings for Merchants in Khara-Khoto codex TK132 (and why they matter)
202 Jones HallScholars believe Chan became the dominant form of Buddhism during the Song dynasty because Chan, with its poetry, wit, and iconoclasm, most appealed to the tastes of the newly powerful […]
CANCELLED: Under the Skin of History: A Conversation with Amazonian Indigenous Artist Denilson Baniwa
219 Aaron Burr HallUPDATE: This event featuring Denilson Baniwa has been cancelled. Join us for an event with Amazonian Indigenous artist Denilson Baniwa in conversation with Ikaika Ramones (assistant professor, Anthropology), Irene Small (associate professor, Art & […]
I Just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays
Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street, PrincetonNew York Times bestselling author of The History of White People and Old in Art School, presents a comprehensive new collection of essays spanning art, politics, and the legacy of racism that shapes American […]
The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1
302 FristFor fans of Persepolis and March comes an incredible true story that lays bare the tortured and triumphant history of Taiwan, an island claimed and fought over by many countries, […]
Princeton French Film Festival | Screening of “Houria (2022)
Betts AuditoriumAs part of the second edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you're invited to the free screening of Mounia Meddour's hopeful Houria (2021). Following her multi-award-winning Papicha (2019), director […]
