2017 Nov 02

Does the Left Have a Future?

4:15pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge

Nearly everywhere in Europe and the United States, the left is mired in crisis: its intellectuals and activists strike defensive poses and... Read more about Does the Left Have a Future?

2017 Nov 01

Encyclopedia or Kaleidoscope? When Private Philosophy Chambers Go Public

6:00pm to 7:30pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge

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2017 Oct 19
2017 Beatboxing Residency at Harvard
6:00pm
Location: 
Various Locations
Beatboxer, film producer and Broadway actor Chesney Snow and film producer Rich McKeown will present their award-winning film American Beatboxer... Read more about 2017 Beatboxing Residency at Harvard
2017 Oct 17

The Border Wall: Life and Injury on the Frontlines

6:00pm

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

The idea of building a wall on the U.S./Mexico border serves as a potent symbol across the political spectrum—a means of assuaging social and economic anxieties by placing them onto a remote frontier.... Read more about The Border Wall: Life and Injury on the Frontlines

2017 Oct 16

The Environment Forum at the Mahindra Center presents Prasenjit Duara (Duke University), “Spiritual Ecologies: Sustainability and Transcendence in Contemporary Asia”

5:00pm

Location: 

Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

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2017 Oct 12

Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

6:00pm

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

The relationship between humans and animals is complex, with mutual dependencies that are practical, psychological, and even theological. Ancient Egyptian animal mummies are a particular manifestation of this web of interrelations.... Read more about Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

2017 Oct 12

Rethinking Pei: A Centenary Symposium

4:00pm

Location: 

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge

The two-day symposium will include panel discussions and scholarly presentations that showcase new research on Pei’s manifold contributions to the built environment. Notable alumni from Pei’s office, including William Pedersen, will discuss the emergence of a new kind of architectural practice in the postwar era.... Read more about Rethinking Pei: A Centenary Symposium

2017 Sep 25

The Museum, the City, and the University: Boston Art Museum Directors in Discussion

4:15pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge

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