Beyond the Lecture: Nicholas Eberstadt on North Korea
Nicholas Eberstadt discusses North Korea's reclusive regime, its supporting agents, and its recent relations with the US, Iran, and China.
Beyond the Lecture: Charles Taylor
A discussion between American Academy Distinguished Visitor Charles Taylor and Academy fellow Dilip Gaonkar about democracy's decline.
The Enigma of Angela Merkel
Author and journalist Kati Marton discusses her latest work-in-progress: a biography of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Self-Portrait of an Ex-Black Man
Writer Thomas Chatterton Williams presents his work-in-progress, “Self-Portrait of an Ex-Black Man.”
Democratic Degeneration: Three Easy Paths to Regression
Philosopher Charles Taylor, the Academy's fall 2017 Fritz Stern Lecturer, on how the meaning of democracy has changed over the past two centuries—and how it's faring now.
Beyond the Lecture: Nicholas Eberstadt
On this episode of "Beyond the Lecture," we sat down with political scientist Nicholas Eberstadt to discuss the origins and causes of the decline of work for American men, the subject of his latest book.
Fellow Spotlight: Aglaya Glebova
Art historian Aglaya Glebova examines five iconic yet little studied projects completed by Soviet avant-garde artists in the decade following Stalin’s rise to power.
Not Here but Everywhere: A Graphic Novel between the Middle East and Mid-West
Özge Samanci’s graphic novel follows two characters in parallel: Helen, a 40-year-old American art history professor teaching in Istanbul, and Deniz, a 25-year-old Turkish graduate student in biochemisty in Athens, Ohio.
Populism and the Pursuit of Dignity
Political theorist Dilip Gaonkar explores the resurgence of populism across the globe in the twenty-first century, covering a wide range of political and ideological positions.
Fellow Spotlight: Jacqueline Ross
Law professor Jacqueline Ross is completing the first sustained comparison of how the United States, Germany, Italy, and France conceptualize and regulate covert operations.