Fellow Spotlight: A.K. Burns
Artist A.K. Burns is researching and developing new video work and related sculptures.
Fellow Spotlight: Holly Case
Holly Case’s Academy project explores symbolic WWII politics as they relate to the war in Ukraine and the 1990s wars in Yugoslavia, foremost via the idea of tracing "tained" history.
Fellow Spotlight: Mariana P. Candido
Mariana P. Candido’s study examines the roles of West African women as leaders and commoners, free and enslaved, during the era of the slave trade and European imperialism.
Russia’s War against Ukraine: A Conversation with Serhii Plokhii
Serhii Plokhii, the Harvard University historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict based on his latest book, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, May 2023).
Artist Talk: On Biodiverstiy and Beta Diversity
Artist Haley Mellin focuses on nature conservation to advocate for environmental justice and biodiversity.
The Writings of May Ayim
Tiffany N. Florvil discusses her work on a biography of Black poet and activist May Ayim (1960-1996).
Attention Shoppers: American Retail Capitalism and the Rise of the Amazon Economy
Kathleen Thelen traces the origins of the Amazon economy to the late nineteenth century.
A Father in Berlin
Lorrie Moore’s novel-in-progress focuses on the experience of her father's boyhood trip to Nazi Germany.
An Evening with Julie Taymor
Award-winning director and designer Julie Taymor offers insights into her groundbreaking work on stage and screen, in conversation with German producer and director and Academy trustee Volker Schlöndorff.
The Collaborators: Three Stories of Deception and Survival in Times of War
Ian Buruma considers the confused national loyalties, ideological delusions, and sheer opportunism that can lead to collaboration in wartime.