Marxist literary theorist and political commentator Aijaz Ahmad will speak on "Islam, Islamisms, and the West in a Global Context."

This event is free and open to the public.
No Tickets, no reservations required.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Co-sponsored by the Committee on Global Thought and the Center for the Study of Democracy, Tolerance, and Religion. Click here for the location of the Heyman Center.

Two of the world's most celebrated poets, Adrienne Rich and Antjie Krog, will read selected poems.

Co-sponsored by the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, the Center for Research on Women at Barnard, and Barnard Women Poets.

Click here for information on Adrienne Rich.

Click here for information on Antjie Krog.

This event is free and open to the public.
Reservations are suggested. To register, please email nrajah@columbia.edu with subject line "Reservation"
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Click here for the location of the International Affairs Building.

Various speakers from the Film Division, Columbia School of the Arts and elsewhere will assemble to discuss the cinema of Satyajit Ray. Speakers include: Robert Young (Silver Professor of English and Comparative Literature, New York University); Marcia Landy (Distinguished Professor of English and Film Studies, Secondary Appointment in the French and Italian Department, University of Pittsburgh); Mira Nair (President, Mirabai Films; Filmmaker/Director); Ashish Rajyadhyaksha (Centre for the Study of Culture & Society, Bangalore); Shyam Benegal (Filmmaker); Mihir Bhattacharya (Professor Emeritus at Jadavpur University, Calcutta); Samik Bandyopadhyay (Theatre, Film and Arts Critic; Vice Chairman, National School of Drama, India); Michael Wood; Moinak Biswas (Film Studies Professor, Jadavpur University; Editor, Journal of the Moving Image); and Richard Terdiman (Professor of Literature and of the History of Consciousness, University of California, Santa Cruz; former Director of UCSC’s Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center)

Screenings will take place April 15-30 at Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center. Click Here for details on the screenings.

(The Walter Reade Theater is located on the north side of West 65th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues, one flight up on the upper level. Look for the FILM banner on 65th Street near Amsterdam Avenue to locate the stairs, escalator and elevator to the plaza level.)

*The concession stand will be open throughout the day for coffee and light refreshments.
No Tickets, no reservations required.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Sponsored by: The Film Society of Lincoln Center in collaboration with the Institute for Comparative Literature & Society, Heyman Center for the Humanities, and Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University and the Humanities Division of University of California—Santa Cruz. Co-sponsors: Caliban Foundation and individual donors.

Novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and former philosophy professor William Gass will speak on "Baroque Prose."

This event is free and open to the public.
No tickets or registration necessary.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Click here for the location of the Schapiro Center.

Danielle Allen, a Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study and a recipient of the Macarthur "genius" Grant, will give the bi-annual Lionel Trilling Seminar. She will speak on "Plato's Cunning: Philosophy as Political Strategy." Columbia professors Nadia Urbinati and Katja Vogt will be discussants.

Click here for information on Danielle Allen.

Click here for information on Nadia Urbinati.

Click here for Katja Vogt's website.

This event is free and open to the public.
No Tickets, no reservations required.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Click here for the location of the Schapiro Center.