The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Currencies and Finance
In this talk, Eswar Prasad predicts that the era of cash is drawing to an end while cryptocurrencies evolve unpredictably.
America’s Black Queer History
In this talk, Channing Joseph examines the far-reaching influence of William Dorsey Swann, the earliest-known self-described “drag queen," on U.S. history and culture.
The Imperial Roots of Modern Greece
In this talk, Yanni Kotsonis addresses the question when the Greeks became Greek.
Fellow Spotlight: Amy Kurzweil
Amy Kurzweil discusses her second book, “Artificial: A Love Story,” which she calls “a graphic memoir about the future of the past.”
Fellow Spotlight: Bertrall Ross
Bertrall Ross traces two centuries of English and American political thought that culminated in the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment (1869).
Fellow Spotlight: Yanni Kotsonis
Yanni Kotsonis contextualizes the Greek Revolution globally.
Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy
Adam Tooze discusses his new book, "Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy."
What the Habsburg Empire Got Right—and Why It Matters
Pieter Judson discusses possible legacies of the Habsburg Empire.
Presentation of the Fall 2021 Fellows
Welcoming remarks by Barrie Kosky, Artistic Director, Komische Oper Berlin. The Fellows Presentation is made possible in part by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York and Nina von Maltzahn.
Schreiben von unterwegs: Postkarten von Walter Benjamin
Liliane Weissberg Walter Benjamins Beziehung zur Postkarte nach – sowohl zum materiellen Produkt selbst als auch zu ihrer Funktion als Korrespondenzobjekt.