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18 Nov 21

The 2021 Henry A. Kissinger Prize

On November 18, the American Academy in Berlin awarded the 2021 Henry A. Kissinger Prize to General James N. Mattis, former United States Secretary of Defense (2017-2019).

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15 Nov 21

Fellow Spotlight: Juana María Rodríguez

Juana María Rodríguez traces the figure of the Latina sex worker across a range of texts that combine biography with visual forms of representation.

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09 Nov 21

The Constitution and Racial Repair

In this lecture, Joy Milligan illuminates the constitutional constraints, possibilities, and obligations for the United States government to redress its historical role in racial subordination.

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09 Nov 21

Fellow Spotlight: Alec MacGillis

Alec MacGillis asks what we owe the world's coal regions.

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04 Nov 21

The Family Chao: A Novel

Lan Samantha Chang discusses her forthcoming novel, "The Family Chao"

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03 Nov 21

Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic

Howard Koh discusses how public health systems have to be rebuilt and revitalized in order for the world to move past this pandemic.

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01 Nov 21

Kurt Vonnegut: How Being in the Firebombing of Dresden as a Prisoner of War Shaped His Vision and Work

Suzanne McConnell explains how Kurt Vonnegut’s suffering informed the writer’s sense of ambiguity and irony, hatred of dogma, and quick, dark humor.

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28 Oct 21

China Africa Encounters: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Realities

Helen Siu explores the crucial layers of maritime historical connections across Asia and how these encounters are expressed in everyday life among stakeholders who have traversed the continental divides.

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27 Oct 21

Methods of Inquiry 1965-Present

Gary Kuehn discusses his work in the context of the radically changing art world in the 1960s-70s.

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26 Oct 21

The Art of Graphic Resurrection

Amy Kurzweil shares her approach to the graphic memoir.

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