Lectures Archive

  •   “Driving in India: A Personal Story of Life, Tea, and Human Rights Research in the 21st Century”   Peter Rosenblum has recently come to Bard after 10 years at […] 0

    Peter Rosenblum

      “Driving in India: A Personal Story of Life, Tea, and Human Rights Research in the 21st Century”   Peter Rosenblum has recently come to Bard after 10 years at […]

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  •   “Abolition and Emancipation, A Dialogic Approach”   Robin Blackburn is a Leverhulme research fellow at the University of Essex in the UK. Between 2001 and 2010 he was Visiting Professor […] 0

    Robin Blackburn

      “Abolition and Emancipation, A Dialogic Approach”   Robin Blackburn is a Leverhulme research fellow at the University of Essex in the UK. Between 2001 and 2010 he was Visiting Professor […]

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  •   “The Disappearance of Authority”   In her book Loser Sons: Politics and Authority, Ronell writes: Something that still holds us hostage, authority has for all intents and purposes disappeared: it […] 0

    Avital Ronell

      “The Disappearance of Authority”   In her book Loser Sons: Politics and Authority, Ronell writes: Something that still holds us hostage, authority has for all intents and purposes disappeared: it […]

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  •   “Hidden Art in a War Zone”   Composer and theater-maker Merlijn Twaalfhoven discussed the challenges and strategies in creating Al Quds Underground, a secret festival in the living rooms […] 0

    Merlijn Twaalfhoven

      “Hidden Art in a War Zone”   Composer and theater-maker Merlijn Twaalfhoven discussed the challenges and strategies in creating Al Quds Underground, a secret festival in the living rooms […]

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  •   “Non-Movements and the Power of the Ordinary”   This talk explores what the ordinary people (in the Middle East) do to get around and resist the severe constraints the […] 0

    Asef Bayat

      “Non-Movements and the Power of the Ordinary”   This talk explores what the ordinary people (in the Middle East) do to get around and resist the severe constraints the […]

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  •   “The Politics of Humanitarianism Beyond the Human”   Miriam Ticktin is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the New School. She received her PhD in Anthropology at Stanford University […] 0

    Miriam Ticktin

      “The Politics of Humanitarianism Beyond the Human”   Miriam Ticktin is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the New School. She received her PhD in Anthropology at Stanford University […]

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  •   “The U.S. and Palestine”   Renowned journalist Glenn Greenwald  came to Bard to speak on Palestine and America’s involvement in the conflict. Greenwald has written as a blogger on political […] 0

    Glenn Greenwald

      “The U.S. and Palestine”   Renowned journalist Glenn Greenwald  came to Bard to speak on Palestine and America’s involvement in the conflict. Greenwald has written as a blogger on political […]

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  •   Michel Agier is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Centre for African Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. He has written extensively on […] 0

    Michel Agier

      Michel Agier is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Centre for African Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. He has written extensively on […]

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  •   “Art, Protest and Clash of Rights in Russia”   Dimitri Dubrovsky is Associate Professor in the program of International Relations, Political Science, and Human Rights at Smolny College in […] 0

    Dimitri Dubrovsky

      “Art, Protest and Clash of Rights in Russia”   Dimitri Dubrovsky is Associate Professor in the program of International Relations, Political Science, and Human Rights at Smolny College in […]

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  •   Professor Teachout is a professor of law at Fordham University. Her background is in laws governing political behavior domestically and abroad. She is a specialist on corruption and its […] 0

    Zephyr Teachout

      Professor Teachout is a professor of law at Fordham University. Her background is in laws governing political behavior domestically and abroad. She is a specialist on corruption and its […]

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