Exhibition — Poetic Record: Photography in a Transformed World
Hurley Gallery, Lewis Arts complexThis exhibition is presented as part of Poetic Record: Photography in a Transformed World, a two-day symposium that gathers photo-based artists, writers, curators, historians, and students to explore the poetics of […]
The O of Wonder: A Syzygy
40 McCosh 40 McCosh, PrincetonThe poet and scholar Srikanth Reddy will deliver a lecture about wonder in the poetry of Homer, Milton, and Ronald Johnson. Srikanth Reddy grew up in Chicago. He earned a B.A. from Harvard College, an MFA in creative writing from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in English literature from Harvard University. He is […]
The Enduring Legacy of the Euro-crisis on Constitutional Social Rights: A Case Study of the decent standard of living in Greece
103 Scheide CaldwellThe euro-crisis was a major disruption for constitutional social rights in Europe. Accounts trying to make sense of its impact on the legal protection of social rights typically focus on courts and the adjudication of rights in times of crisis. A rather neglected question is how the euro-crisis affected the textual foundations of these rights, […]
Shaping the History of French in the Americas: An Interview with Québécois Writer Kev Lambert
100 Jones HallShaping the History of French in the Americas. An Interview with Québécois Writer Kev Lambert (Prix Sade 2019, Prix Décembre 2023, Prix Médicis 2023, Prix Ringuet 2023) The interview will be conducted in English. Audience questions can be asked in French and in English. Co-sponsored by Canadian Studies
Niobe’s Transformations, Between Ovid and Wheatley
010 East PyneEllen Oliensis is the Klio Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in literary criticism centered on Latin poetry. Her scholarship is especially influenced by psychoanalysis, which she takes up chiefly as a mode of reading attentive to strains and defects in the textual surface. For the past […]
Atelier@Large: Conversations on Art-making in a Vexed Era – Jennifer Finney Boylan, Meredith Monk & Maria Stepanova
Richardson Auditorium Richardson Auditorium, PrincetonIn a series of conversations that bring guest artists to campus to discuss what they face in making art in the modern world, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, director of the Princeton Atelier, moderates a discussion with Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of eighteen books (She’s Not There, Stuck In the Middle With You: A Memoir […]
Defending Civilization: A Philosopher on the Frontlines of World Conflict
101 Friend CenterDrawing on his decades of reporting from Ukraine, Sudan, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Nigeria, Libya, Syria, and Israel, globally renowned philosopher, journalist, and filmmaker Bernard-Henri Lévy will discuss his work in the world’s most troubled places and dangerous combat zones. He will impart why, in these fragile times, we must have the will to educate ourselves and […]
Reading by Torrey Peters and Creative Writing Seniors
Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street, PrincetonWriter Torrey Peters, author of the bestselling novel Detransition, Baby, reads from her work along with several creative writing seniors. The C.K. Williams Reading Series showcases senior thesis students of the Program in Creative Writing with established writers as special guests. Admission: Free and open to the public; no tickets required. Accessibility: Labyrinth Books is […]
