Events

Events

Collaborating with faculty, departments and centers from across the university, as well as colleagues at other institutions, the Center for the Humanities sponsors a lively events program on a wide range of topics. Please see the calendar below for information on forthcoming events. 

Endurance Protocols: Tidal Writing

Endurance Protocols: Tidal Writing

An event in two parts. Join Sarah Cameron Sunde for a 12-hour silent writing cycle, then join us for a talk on climate performance.
Pedagogies of Unlearning: Media, Assembly, Translocal Fictions

Pedagogies of Unlearning: Media, Assembly, Translocal Fictions

Featuring Carlos Quijon, Ananya Sikand, Osman Osman, and Anh Nguyen; moderated by the Center for the Humanities
The Humble Egg

The Humble Egg

An Interdisciplinary Examination of the Egg in Culture & Society
Unveiling the Human Dimensions of Book and Paper Conservation

Unveiling the Human Dimensions of Book and Paper Conservation

with Lisa Conte, Lindsey Tyne, Sarah Dziedzic, Kayhan Qaiser and Boddapati Aatish Naidu
Book Launch and Bilingual Reading of NO by Idea Vilariño

Book Launch and Bilingual Reading of NO by Idea Vilariño

A must-attend event for lovers of poetry, translation, and Latin American literature
Change: The New Thing and Modern Jazz

Change: The New Thing and Modern Jazz

How Jazz’s “New Thing” Represented Creative and Political Change
Between Household and State

Between Household and State

The Mughal Frontier and the Politics of Circulation in Peninsular India
Dancing with Georges Perec: Embodying Oulipo

Dancing with Georges Perec: Embodying Oulipo

Book Launch and Discussion with author Leslie Satin, Julie Malnig, and Gregory Erickson
Creating Ethnodrama: A Theatrical Approach to Research

Creating Ethnodrama: A Theatrical Approach to Research

See research become art! This event features a new book on ethnodrama and a live excerpt from NYU Steinhardt’s Verbatim Performance Lab
A Culture of Experimentation: Collaboration and Creation in European Dance

A Culture of Experimentation: Collaboration and Creation in European Dance

Exploring the question, what does contemporary dance have to do with geopolitics? Featuring Tara Zahra & Meredith Dincolo.