The Politics of Translation

20 Cooper Sq 20 Cooper Square, New York, NY, United States

Featuring Madhu H. Kaza, Matvei Yankelevich, Emily Apter, Maria Jose Zubieta, and Simon LeserMadhu H. Kaza, Matvei Yankelevich, Emily Apter, Maria Jose Zubieta, and Simon Leser explore the political potential and the constraints of translation especially in our time. Is translation inherently political? Or is it simply the transfer of knowledge and meaning from one […]

Who is Government? |Michael Lewis, Casey Cep, and David Shipley at Sidwell

Sidwell Friends Meeting House 3825 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC, United States

An urgent and absorbing civics lesson from an all-star team of writers and storytellers.The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It’s also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it’s made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work […]

COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS AND PRISON ACTIVISTS

Academic Learning Commons - VCU 1000 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

An interactive event featuring political prisoner Shaka Shakur about how we can build bridges between activists and political prisoners.This hybrid event will feature a short documentary, a Q/A session with Shaka Shakur and activists who are working for his freedom, and tons of ways folks can plug in to local and national movements for justice […]

Great Decisions with Daniel Drezner|US Changing Leadership in World Economy

Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, United States

Join WorldBoston for a timely Great Decisions program on U.S. Changing Leadership in the World's Economy featuring Dr. Daniel Drezner.Under President Biden, the U.S. has advanced new ideas about trade, technology, industrial policy, competition with China, and the organization of the world economy. For most of the postwar era, the U.S. has tied its global […]

Trapped: Does the Security Industry Make Us Less Safe?

Martin E. Segal Theatre Center 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Setha Low and Mark Maguire in ConversationCan security be bought? At this moment when people are nervous about their safety, authors Setha Low and Mark Maguire discuss how security has become a commodity, causing both those with and those without it to live in fear. In their new book, Trapped: Life Under Security Capitalism and […]

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