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After the Darkness? Holocaust Survivors’ Emotional, Psychological and Social Journeys in the Early Postwar Period
none Emerging from the horror and ruins of the Holocaust, survivors were confronted with many challenges, both physical and psychological. The loss of their loved ones, the destruction of their world, and prolonged exposure to violence and suffering would ...
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The Three Pillars and Four Fears of Liberalism
none On Thursday September 21st, the Center for Critical Democracy Studies will be hosting a presentation by Professor Alan Kahan (Université de Versailles) titled The Three Pillars and Four Fears of Liberalism. The event will be held at 5:30pm in the Cen ...
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Popular and Municipal Magistrates at the Head of Each Community
none On Wednesday October 4th, the Center for Critical Democracy Studies will be hosting a presentation by Professor Andrew Jainchill (Queen’s University Ontario) titled Popular and Municipal Magistrates at the Head of Each Community: The Marquis d’Argens ...
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Quel avenir pour nos démocraties? avec Perrine Simon-Nahum (Directrice du département de philosophie, ENS-Ulm)
none Comment restaurer l'idée de la démocratie à ceux qui pensent qu'elle les a abandonnées? Comment sortir du triomphe de l'individualisme et redonner goût de l'engagement, le désir d'une société d'égaux, une revendication d ...
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Journée d'Etudes sur Le discours philosophique de Michel Foucault
none In the summer of 1966 Foucault prepared to take on his much anticipated first position as a professor of philosophy, but unlike Kafka’s hapless countryman, Foucault did not patiently wait for the institution of philosophy to finally open its door! H ...
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Cabaret and Collaboration: A Symposium Honoring the Rich Life of Josephine Baker
none A roaring brass section, limbs gliding effortlessly across the stage to the beat, shining costumes, or sometimes lack thereof, capturing the audience’s regard-- this was cabaret in the 20’s and the backdrop for the performances of one of the most mem ...
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2015- Narratives and Fictions of Terrorism
none This conference is co-hosted by AUP and the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. The conference takes place at Université Paris 1- Panthéon Sorbonne on November 15, La Maison de la Recherche- Sorbonne Nouvelle on November 16 and at AUP on November 17. Full ...
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Entre Nous: Possible Lives with Maria Stepanova and Daniel Medin
none Image https://www.aup.edu/sites/default/files/images/widget-assets/image/maria.jpeg 0 Step into the poetic universe of renowned Russian poet Maria Stepanova as she explores her perspectives on memory, language, and politics. This event is a collabora ...
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Rory Brennan Poetry Reading
none Image https://www.aup.edu/sites/default/files/images/widget-assets/image/Rory%20Brennan.png 0 Rory Brennan has published half a dozen collections of poetry and numerous reviews and articles. His work has appeared in The Irish Times, The Times Literar ...
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A Conversation with Author Juan Gabriel Vásquez
none Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vásquez - "one of the most impressive novelists currently writing in Latin America" (TLS)- will participate in a conversation with students about his latest novel, The Retrospective. Juan Gabriel Vásquez ...