Gerhard Casper Lecture
Traditional Jewish Literature and Trans Politics
Max K. Strassfeld
Some rabbinic sources counter traditional Judeo-Christian ideas of binary gender....
US Embassy Literature Series 2024
The Unsettled: A Novel
Ayana Mathis
A reading and discussion with novelist Ayana Mathis...
New York Event
Seeking Accountability in the Age of Impunity
Deborah Amos
An Academy New York event with alumna Deborah Amos and guest speaker Michael Posner of NYU....
Marcus Bierich Lecture & Discussion
The 2024 Presidential Race: A New Turning Point?
Doug Sosnik
Political strategist Doug Sosnik breaks down the latest 2024 polling data, offering insights into what both campaigns must do to clinch victory in this high-stakes election....
Mary Ellen von der Heyden Reading
Germany, My Elsewhere
Nell Irvin Painter
Reflections on the experience of Germany and the ways it has shaped Nell Painter's thinking....
Mary Ellen von der Heyden Reading
Inflections of Belief
Ayana Mathis
Writer Ayana Mathis discusses the religious inflections in the fiction she reads, writes, and critiques....
Ellen Maria Gorrissen Lecture
Climate Change and the Global South
Iza Ding
People in the developing world use vernaculars, heuristics, and practices to process climate change....
James N. Mattis Lecture & Panel Discussion
Getting the Zeitenwende Right: Military and Society in Modern Germany
Mara Karlin
What will it take for Germany to address contemporary security challenges and establish itself as a military power?...
American Academy Film Screening
Join or Die
The half-century story of America's civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam....
Anna-Maria Kellen Lecture
The Art of Fiction
Mona Simpson
The dramatic and sometimes tumultuous process of beginning a novel....