Events - July, 12, 2012

Jared Gilbert: Liberation Theologies for Secular Society

Queer theology, feminist theology, and a host of new theological movements have transformed American religions but they have done little to disrupt the political economies...

Legal/Politics/Economics

Occupy Wall Street

The exhibition Occupy Wall Street: A Photographic Document features New York City's Occupy Wall Street protests as captured by a wide range of talented photographers...

Books

Andrew Gross - 15 Seconds

History/NYC

Inheriting A Bad Hand: Richard Nixon & Barack Obama as Wartime Presidents - Andrew J. Polsky

Upon becoming President, Richard Nixon and Barack Obama each assumed responsibility for wars that had become increasingly unpopular with the American people. Presidents who take over...

Art/Photo/Design

Rodin's Partiality: Fragmentary Bodies and the Gendering of Sculpture

Auguste Rodin inaugurated modern sculpture by leaving his visible mark on the figures he created and, by his use of fragmentation and the partial figure,...

Reading North Korea

How does one analyze North Korea developments? Is it possible to get a clear read and, if so, in what areas? Is North Korea a...

Adoptees and the Politics of Belonging

Since the end of the Korean War, an estimated 200,000 children from South Korea have been adopted into white families in North America, Europe, and...

Books

Mischief & Mayhem Reading Series

A reading with Long Island Noir and Akashic Books. Kaylie Jones, the editor, will be joined by several contributors to the anthology. With Qanta Ahmed, Kaylie...

Legal/Politics/Economics, History/NYC

Rand Scholet on "The Essence of Alexander Hamilton's Greatness"

Join the Museum and the Alexander Hamilton Awareness (AHA) Society for a special presentation in honor of Alexander Hamilton on the anniversary of his death....

Books, LGBTQ+, Art/Photo/Design

David Leddick

Author/Media Personality David Leddick will sign copies of his new gay art book "Gorgeous Gallery," published by Bruno Gmunder and featuring rare and unseen homoerotic...

Seriousness & a Good Time: Can a Woman Have Both?

Women have been confused, and also tormented, on this subject. A woman wants to be lighthearted: she wants to have fun. Yet so often when...

Books

A Conversation on Time in Publishing

An evening with artist Josh Melnick, with Prem Krishnamurthy and Adam Michaels, the co-founders of Project Projects, featuring a conversation on the topic of time in...