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November 2009

5

William Grimes
William Grimes, Ruth Reichl & Dan Barber: Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York

Thursday, November 5, 2009
7:30 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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4

Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver & Ilan Stavans in Conversation

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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3

Walter Isaacson
LIVE from the NYPL & The Aspen Institute Present: Capitalism and the Future

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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October 2009

28

Ira Glass
Ira Glass and Etgar Keret: Is Reality Overrated?

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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23

Creative Time
The Creative Time Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice

Friday, October 23, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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9

William Forsythe
William Forsythe & Alva Noë

Friday, October 9, 2009
1:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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8

Peter Gelb
Cognitive Theater: An Evening with Peter Gelb, Bartlett Sher & Patrice Chéreau
instigated by Paul Holdengräber


Thursday, October 8, 2009
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

Peter Gelb in the NYTimes For Opening Night at the Metropolitan, a New Sound: Booing

Peter Gelb in the NYTimes It's A New Met. Get Over It.

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September 2009

25

Ryan Adams
LIVE from the NYPL & Akashic Books Present: Ryan Adams & Mary-Louise Parker

Friday, September 25, 2009
6:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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24

Rebecca Solnit
Rebecca Solnit & Peter Coyote
in Conversation


Thursday, September 24, 2009
7:00 PM
The Berger Forum, 2nd Floor

Go "Backstage" with Rebecca Solnit. Peter Coyote, and The Daily Beast

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21

Oliver Sacks
OPENING NIGHT!
Oliver Sacks, Hallucinations


Monday, September 21, 2009
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

Go "Backstage" with Oliver Sacks and The Daily Beast

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June 2009

11

Muslim Voices
ISLAM IN EUROPE
Insult: Fractured States?
Part IV
Media: A Catalyst for Change
Shamil IDRISS, Her Majesty Queen NOOR, Emanuele CASTANO, Mohamed EL-FATATRY & Andrea ter AVEST DAHM


Thursday, June 11, 2009
5:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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Muslim Voices
ISLAM IN EUROPE
Insult: Fractured States?
Part V
Conclusions: Where Do We Go From Here?
Paul HOLDENGRÄBER , Benjamin BARBER, Jocelyn CESARI, Khaled Fouad ALLAM, Bas HEIJNE & Imam Abduljalil SAJID


Thursday, June 11, 2009
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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10

Muslim Voices
ISLAM IN EUROPE
Insult: Fractured States?
Part II
Migration Policy, Response and Reaction: The Status Quo
Paul BERMAN, Ingmar KARLSSON, Anne GRUNG, Ahmet KURU, Hasni ABIDI & Luz GÓMEZ-GARCÍA


Wednesday, June 10, 2009
6:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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10

Muslim Voices
ISLAM IN EUROPE
Insult: Fractured States?
Part III
Youth: The Future
Moustafa BAYOUMI, Nanna WESTH, Farid HAFEZ, Ziyah GAFIC, Nebojša Šeric SHOBA & Krzysztof CZYZEWSKI


Wednesday, June 10, 2009
7:30 PM
South Court Auditorium

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9

Muslim Voices
ISLAM IN EUROPE
Insult: Fractured States?
Part I
Opening Event: How Did We Get Here?
David BRANCACCIO, Benjamin BARBER, Tahar BEN JELLOUN
& Imam Abduljalil SAJID


Tuesday, June 9, 2009
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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8

Alain De Botton
ALAIN DE BOTTON in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work


Monday, June 8, 2009
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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May 2009

30

Theroux
NEW EYES ON THE ARAB WORLD:
Breaking Down Barriers of Fear and Prejudice
Peter THEROUX, Raja ALEM, Tom McDONOUGH, Muhammed AL MUR, Joe SACCO & Sulaiman AL HATTLAN, moderator


Saturday, May 30, 2009
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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20

Adam Gopnik
ADAM GOPNIK with STEVEN PINKER
How Far Can Darwin Take Us?


Wednesday, May 20, 2009
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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11

Esa-Pekka Salonen
I. FRANK GEHRY in conversation with Barbara Isenberg & Alex Ross

II. ESA-PEKKA SALONEN in conversation with Alex Ross
PLEASE NOTE Part II has been postponed.


Monday, May 11, 2009
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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April 2009

24

Reza Aslan
How To Win A Cosmic War meets Waltz With Bashir:
REZA ASLAN
in conversation with ARI FOLMAN
Instigated by Paul Holdengräber


Friday, April 24, 2009
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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14

David Simon
LIVE from the NYPL & BOOKFORUM present
A New Series: CULTURAL OBITUARIES
The Death of Boom Culture?
WALTER BENN MICHAELS with DAVID SIMON, SUSAN STRAIGHT & DALE PECK


Tuesday, April 14, 2009
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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13

Andrei Codrescu
ANDREI CODRESCU,
HENRY ALFORD
& MARK TWAIN Interview Each Other!
HOW TO
LIVE DADA


Flash Rosenberg & Max rada dada perform!


Monday, April 13, 2009
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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9

Debra Dickerson
LIVE from the NYPL & BOOKFORUM present
A New Series: CULTURAL OBITUARIES
The Death of Black Nationalist Culture?
TA-NEHISI COATES, BAZ DREISINGER, PENIEL E. JOSEPH & VICTOR LAVALLE


Thursday, April 9, 2009
7:00 PM
Trustees Room

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March 2009

23

Nandan Nilekani
THOMAS FRIEDMAN in conversation with NANDAN NILEKANI
Imagining India


Monday, March 23, 2009
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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19

John Updike
A Tribute to
JOHN UPDIKE


Thursday, March 19, 2009
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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3

Father Patrick Desbois
FATHER PATRICK DESBOIS in conversation with Paul LeClerc
Holocaust by Bullets


Tuesday, March 3, 2009
7:00 PM
Berger Forum

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February 2009

26

Lawrence Lessig
LIVE from the NYPL & WIRED present
LAWRENCE LESSIG
SHEPARD FAIREY
STEVEN JOHNSON
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy


Thursday, February 26, 2009
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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December 2008

9

Daniel Barenboim
DANIEL BARENBOIM
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
Music Quickens Time


Tuesday, December 9, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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5

Zadie Smith
ZADIE SMITH
Speaking in Tongues


Friday, December 5, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

Speaking in Tongues by Zadie Smith The New York Review of Books, 2/26/09

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1

Avraham Burg
AVRAHAM BURG in conversation with OMER BARTOV
The HOLOCAUST IS OVER; We Must Rise From Its Ashes


Monday, December 1, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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November 2008

14

Rust Hills
A Tribute to RUST HILLS
Will Blythe, Byron Dobell, Lee Eisenberg, Richard Ford, Beverly Lowry, Terry McDonell & Jim Salter


Friday, November 14, 2008
7:00 PM
Trustees Room

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13

Carol Shields
CAROL SHIELDS:
The Stone Diaries
A 15th Anniversary Celebration
Sara Botsford, Anne Giardini, Martin Levin, Sarah McNally, Shelagh Rogers, Donald Shields, David Staines, Jane Urquhart & Meg Wolitzer


Thursday, November 13, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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12

Toni Morrison
TONI MORRISON
in conversation with FRAN LEBOWITZ


Wednesday, November 12, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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10

Andrew Delbanco
The Cullman Center for Scholars & Writers & LIVE present
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
A Conversation on the 2008 Election
Andrew Delbanco, Joan Didion, Jeff Madrick, Darryl Pinckney, Michael Tomasky & Garry Wills
Moderated by Robert Silvers


Monday, November 10, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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October 2008

30

Dracula
An Evening with DRACULA

Thursday, October 30, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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29

Grant Achatz
WIRED & LIVE present
GRANT ACHATZ & NATHAN MYHRVOLD
Moderated by Mark McClusky
The Cutting Edge: Tales from the Culinary Frontier


Wednesday, October 29, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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28

CAN THE ECONOMY BE SAVED
CAN THE ECONOMY BE SAVED?
How We Got Here and What We Must Do Now
FELIX ROHATYN, NOURIEL ROUBINI & JEFFREY SACHS
Moderated by CHARLIE ROSE


Tuesday, October 28, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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27

Ann Wroe
LIVE from the NYPL presents
"DEAD from the NYPL"
The Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries:
ANN WROE, MARILYN JOHNSON & DANIEL OKRENT
Instigated by Paul Holdengräber


Monday, October 27, 2008
7:00 PM
Trustees Room

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10

Ferran Adrià
FERRAN ADRIÀ in conversation with Corby Kummer & Harold McGee
A Day at elBulli


Friday, October 10, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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September 2008

26

Spike Lee
SPIKE LEE & JAMES McBRIDE
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
Miracle at St. Anna


Friday, September 26, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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24

PAUL AUSTER & CÉLINE CURIOL
PAUL AUSTER & CÉLINE CURIOL
in conversation
Man in the Dark & Voice Over


Wednesday, September 24, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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23

ANTÓNIO LOBO ANTUNES
ANTÓNIO LOBO ANTUNES in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
What Can I Do When Everything's On Fire?


Tuesday, September 23, 2008
7:00 PM
Berger Forum

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19

ROBERT BADINTER
ROBERT BADINTER in conversation with NEAL KATYAL
Abolition: One Man's Battle Against the Death Penalty


Friday, September 19, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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17

DANIEL MENDELSOHN & JAMES WOOD
DANIEL MENDELSOHN & JAMES WOOD in conversation with PICO IYER
Reading in a World of Images


Wednesday, September 17, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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16

BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY & SLAVOJ ZIZEK
BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY & SLAVOJ ZIZEK: A Debate
Instigated by Paul Holdengräber
Violence & the Left in Dark Times


Tuesday, September 16, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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June 2008

27

Salman Rushdie
SALMAN RUSHDIE in conversation with JEFFREY EUGENIDES
The Enchantress of Florence


Friday, June 27, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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24

Nuala O'Faolain
A Tribute to NUALA O'FAOLAIN

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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18

Eminent Domain
EMINENT DOMAIN:
THE AMERICAN DREAM ON SALE
Marshall Berman, Mindy Fullilove, Tom Angotti, Brian Berger & Michael Galinksy, moderator


Wednesday, June 18, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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May 2008

13

Gourevitch
PHILIP GOUREVITCH & ERROL MORRIS
Carne Ross, moderator:
Standard Operating Procedure


Tuesday, May 13, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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4

Colum McCann
PEN WORLD VOICES
Conversations in the Library
COLUM MCCANN & MICHAEL ONDAATJE
Adventures in the Skin Trade


Sunday, May 4, 2008
12:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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4

Peter Esterhazy
PEN WORLD VOICES
Conversations in the Library
PÉTER ESTERHÁZY & WAYNE KOESTENBAUM


Sunday, May 4, 2008
12:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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4

Jeffrey Eugenides
PEN WORLD VOICES
Conversations in the Library
JEFFREY EUGENIDES & DANIEL KEHLMANN


Sunday, May 4, 2008
2:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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4

Alexandra Fuller
PEN WORLD VOICES
Conversations in the Library
TRUTH & RECONCILIATION: A National Reckoning


Sunday, May 4, 2008
2:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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4

Annie Proulx
PEN WORLD VOICES
Conversations in the Library
BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
Annie Proulx, Olivier Rolin, Yousef Al-Mohaimeed, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Catherine Millet & Paul Holdengraber, moderator


Sunday, May 4, 2008
4:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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4

Andre Aciman
PEN WORLD VOICES
Conversations in the Library
BERNHARD SCHLINK & ANDRÉ ACIMAN


Sunday, May 4, 2008
4:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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April 2008

14

Okwui Enwezor
ARCHIVE FEVER:
Okwui Enwezor, Christian Boltanski, Luc Sante, Lorna Simpson, George Lewis & Paul Holdengräber


Monday, April 14, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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11

Pico Iyer
PICO IYER
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama


Friday, April 11, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

The Dalai Lama's Journey by Pico Iyer
Cover story, TIME Magazine, March 31, 2008 (pdf)

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10

lee siegel
AGAINST THE MACHINE:
Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob
LEE SIEGEL, NICHOLSON BAKER, HEIDI JULAVITS & Paul Holdengräber


Thursday, April 10, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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4

Guantanamo
AN INNOCENT MAN IN GUANTANAMO: Five Years of My Life
Murat Kurnaz
An evening with Baher Azmy, Bernhard Docke, Philippe Sands, Michael Ratner & James Yee with a reading by Wallace Shawn


Friday, April 4, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

Interview with Wallace Shawn, Playwright, Gothamist, April 3, 2008

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March 2008

20

Nicholson Baker
NICHOLSON BAKER in conversation with SIMON WINCHESTER
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization


Thursday, March 20, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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18

James Baldwin
A JAMES BALDWIN Tribute
COLM TÓIBÍN with JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN, MANTHIA DIAWARA, FARAH JASMINE GRIFFIN, MICHAEL THELWELL & WALTON MUYUMBA, moderator


Tuesday, March 18, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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12

SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK
SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK: A Lecture—Performance
THEY LIVE! HOLLYWOOD
AS AN IDEOLOGICAL MACHINE


Wednesday, March 12, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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7

Fritz Haeg
EDIBLE ESTATES: Attack on the Front Lawn
Fritz Haeg, Peter Sellars, Dolores Hayden, Frederick Kaufman, Shamim Momin & Paul Holdengräber


Friday, March 7, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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February 2008

21

Samantha Power
SAMANTHA POWER in conversation with AZAR NAFISI:
Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello & the Fight to Save the World


Thursday, February 21, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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January 2008

29

Krista Tippett
KRISTA TIPPETT & STUART BROWN in conversation with Paul Holdengräber:
FOR PLAY


Tuesday, January 29, 2008
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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24

John Richardson
Opening Night!
JOHN RICHARDSON
in conversation with ROBERT HUGHES:
The Paradox of Picasso and The Role of the Biographer


Thursday, January 24, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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November 2007

30

Nicholas Kristof
NICHOLAS KRISTOF:
Darfur
The First Genocide of the 21st Century


Friday, November 30, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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19

Cees Nooteboom
CEES NOOTEBOOM
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber:
Lost Paradise


Monday, November 19, 2007
7:00 PM
Trustees Room

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17

PIERRE BAYARD
PIERRE BAYARD & UMBERTO ECO
with Paul Holdengraber:
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read


Saturday, November 17, 2007
6:00 PM


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15

Umberto Eco
UMBERTO ECO
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber:
On Ugliness, Hot Wars & Media Populism


Thursday, November 15, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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12

Caryl Phillips
CARYL PHILLIPS
in conversation with IAN BURUMA:
Foreigners, Race, Class & Antisemitism


Monday, November 12, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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9

Péter Nádas
PÉTER NÁDAS
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber:
Fire and Knowledge


Friday, November 9, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

New York Times article: A Writer Who Always Sees History in the Present Tense

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7

Propaganda Then and Now
THERE YOU GO AGAIN: Orwell Comes to America

Part I
PROPAGANDA THEN AND NOW:
WHAT ORWELL DID AND DIDN’T KNOW


Wednesday, November 7, 2007
10:00 AM
Celeste Bartos Forum

THERE YOU GO AGAIN conference website

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Deceiving Images
THERE YOU GO AGAIN: Orwell Comes to America

Part II
DECEIVING IMAGES:
THE SCIENCE OF MANIPULATION


Wednesday, November 7, 2007
2:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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Solutions
THERE YOU GO AGAIN: Orwell Comes to America

Part III
SOLUTIONS:
THE FUTURE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE


Wednesday, November 7, 2007
4:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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3

Blind Spot
BLIND SPOT:
Collapsing Images

Part I
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN JACK PIERSON & JERRY SCHATZBERG


Saturday, November 3, 2007
2:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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Blind Spot
BLIND SPOT:
Collapsing Images

Part II
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY


Saturday, November 3, 2007
4:30 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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3

Blind Spot
BLIND SPOT:
Collapsing Images

Part III
TRUTH AND AUTHENTICITY IN PHOTOGRAPHY


Saturday, November 3, 2007
7:30 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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1

Newt Gingrich
NEWT GINGRICH in conversation with JEFFREY SACHS:
A Contract with the Earth


Thursday, November 1, 2007
7:15 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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October 2007

30

Benjamin Kunkel
n+1 MAGAZINE:
Fright Night, On the Politics of Fear
Benjamin Kunkel, Meghan Falvey, Alex Gourevitch, Mark Greif & Chad Harbach


Tuesday, October 30, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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23

Maira Kalman
MAIRA KALMAN in conversation with Paul Holdengräber:
The Principles of Uncertainty
with music by Nico Muhly


Tuesday, October 23, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

Maira Kalman at LIVE/NYTimes (video)

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18

Richard Pevear
RICHARD PEVEAR & LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY
in conversation with Keith Gessen:
Celebrating a New Translation of War and Peace


Thursday, October 18, 2007
7:00 PM
Trustees Room

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15

Fashion
OUT OF FASHION:
THE ABSENCE OF COLOR
Bethann Hardison in conversation with Lori Goldstein, David Ralph, Tracy Reese & James Scully


Monday, October 15, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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12

The MOTH
THE MOTH:
―Stories about Loss
Melissa Bank, Bliss Broyard, Ophira Eisenberg, Jeffrey Rudell & Josh Swiller
Paul Holdengräber, host


Friday, October 12, 2007
7:30 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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9

James Geary
JAMES GEARY
Juggles Aphorisms

Flash Rosenberg performs
Quote Repair


Tuesday, October 9, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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September 2007

27

Ken Burn
KEN BURNS in conversation with Robert Stone: The War

Thursday, September 27, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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24

Namoi Klein
NAOMI KLEIN in conversation with Roger D. Hodge:
The Shock Doctrine, The Rise of Disaster Capitalism


Monday, September 24, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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19

Orhan Pamuk
Opening Night!
ORHAN PAMUK
in conversation with
Paul Holdengräber


Wednesday, September 19, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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June 2007

27

Gunter Grass
The 20th Century on Trial
GÜNTER GRASS & NORMAN MAILER
Interviewed by and in Conversation with Andrew O’Hagan


Wednesday, June 27, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

The 20th Century on Trial GÜNTER GRASS & NORMAN MAILER (tribute video)

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16

Philip Jones Griffiths
MAGNUM @ 60

Saturday, June 16, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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May 2007

25

Miranda July
MIRANDA JULY
& Friends: David Byrne & Becky Stark
No One Belongs Here More Than You


Friday, May 25, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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24

Rebecca Mead
REBECCA MEAD in conversation with
Henry Alford:
The Selling of the American Wedding


Thursday, May 24, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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Christopher Hitchens
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS and AL SHARPTON:
A Debate
God Is Not Great


Monday, May 7, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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4

Adam Phillips
ADAM PHILLIPS
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
SIDE EFFECTS: What Falls out of your Pockets once you Start to Speak


Friday, May 4, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

W magazine article

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April 2007

29

VOYAGE & VOYEUR
VOYAGE & VOYEUR: Travel and Travel Writing
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Sunday, April 29, 2007
12:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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29

Ryszard Kapuscinski Tribute
RYSZARD KAPUSCINSKI:
A Tribute
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Sunday, April 29, 2007
2:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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29

Sex and Danger
SEX & DANGER
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Sunday, April 29, 2007
4:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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23

Julia Alvarez
JULIA ALVAREZ:
Saving the World


Monday, April 23, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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13

Morris
JAN MORRIS, Travel Writer Extraordinaire,
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber:
Around the World in 50 Years


Friday, April 13, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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10

Leslie Bennetts
Leslie BENNETTS & Elissa SCHAPPELL
debate
"The Feminine Mistake"


Tuesday, April 10, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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5

Primo Levi
A Tribute to
PRIMO LEVI


Thursday, April 5, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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March 2007

26

James
CLIVE JAMES in conversation with Paul Holdengräber:
Cultural Amnesia


Monday, March 26, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

W magazine article

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10

Jhumpa Lahiri and Mira Nair
MIRA NAIR & JHUMPA LAHIRI:
A Dialogue


Saturday, March 10, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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7

William T. Vollmann
WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN in conversation with Karl Taro Greenfeld:
Why Are You Poor?


Wednesday, March 7, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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6

Aciman and Toibin
ANDRÉ ACIMAN & COLM TÓIBÍN:
Landscapes of Eros
and Loss


Tuesday, March 6, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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February 2007

16

Herzog
WERNER HERZOG
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber:
Was the 20th Century a Mistake?


Friday, February 16, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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14

Crumb
OPENING NIGHT !
Celebrate Valentine's Day with
ALINE KOMINSKY CRUMB in conversation with R. CRUMB:
Need More Love


Wednesday, February 14, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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December 2006

5

Daniel Mendelsohn
Daniel Mendelsohn
DANIEL MENDELSOHN: From Roman Games to Reality TV--Mass Entertainment & Imperial Politics

Tuesday, December 5, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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1

Thomas Cahill
THOMAS CAHILL in conversation with MARGARET ATWOOD: Thinking Medievally

Friday, December 1, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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November 2006

29

Henry Gates Jr
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN RECONSIDERED: A Conversation with HENRY LOUIS GATES & MARGO JEFFERSON. Moderated by THELMA GOLDEN

Wednesday, November 29, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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18

The World in 2050
THE WORLD IN 2050:
China the Superpower?
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
10:00 AM
Trustees Room

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ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
The CHANGING FACE OF GLOBAL FINANCE:
Can America's Capital Markets Compete?
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
11:00 AM
Trustees Room (206)

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ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH PBS:
The Emotional Animal
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
11:00 AM
South Court Auditorium

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18

ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
GLUTTONY
MARIO BATALI, DAN BARBER, BARBARA KAFKA & CORBY KUMMER
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
1:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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18

ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
THE TROUBLE WITH DIVERSITY: An Argument between
WALTER BENN MICHAELS & KATHA POLLITT
SCOTT STOSSEL Moderates
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
2:30 PM
South Court Auditorium

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ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
LUST
ESTHER PEREL & LAURA KIPNIS
PAUL HOLDENGRÄBER, instigator
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
4:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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18

ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
CREATIVE TIME & THE ATLANTIC
DAY OF IDEAS
The Art of Disarmament: PAUL CHAN in conversation with KATHY KELLY


Saturday, November 18, 2006
5:30 PM
South Court Auditorium

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ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
A Double Celebration: The Atlantic & Sigmund Freud @ 150
GEORGE PROCHNIK, WAYNE KOESTENBAUM & SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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16

Kati Marton and  Samantha Power
SAVING THE WORLD: KATI MARTON in conversation with SAMANTHA POWER

Thursday, November 16, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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10

DAVID NASAW & VARTAN GREGORIAN
DAVID NASAW & VARTAN GREGORIAN: On Andrew Carnegie

Friday, November 10, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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3

Spy Magazine
SPY Magazine: The Funny Years, the 20th Anniversary with GRAYDON CARTER, KURT ANDERSEN, GEORGE KALOGERAKIS & DAVID CARR

Friday, November 3, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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October 2006

30

Alberto Manguel
Alberto Manguel
The Library at Night: ALBERTO MANGUEL in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Monday, October 30, 2006
7:00 PM
Trustees Room (Room 206)

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26

Andy Borowitz
Andy Borowitz
ANDY BOROWITZ

Thursday, October 26, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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20

David Rockwell
Celebrating SPECTACLE:
A conversation with DAVID ROCKWELL, Julie Taymor, Simon Doonan. John Hockenberry, Instigator


Friday, October 20, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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ADAM GOPNIK in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
ADAM GOPNIK in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Wednesday, October 11, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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3

Bill Moyers
BILL MOYERS in conversation with Bill McKibben: Welcome to Doomsday

Tuesday, October 3, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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September 2006

30

Robert Frank
ROBERT FRANK in conversation with Howard Norman: Beirut

Saturday, September 30, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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29

FRANK RICH in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
FRANK RICH in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Friday, September 29, 2006
8:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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28

Chris Anderson and Lawrence Lessig
CHRIS ANDERSON in conversation with Lawrence Lessig

Thursday, September 28, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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25

SAM HARRIS in conversation with Oliver McTernan
SAM HARRIS in conversation with Oliver McTernan

Monday, September 25, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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20

Cameron Sinclair & Kate Stohr
CAMERON SINCLAIR, KATE STOHR & CYNTHIA BARTON with John Hockenberry, moderator

Wednesday, September 20, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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19

European Dream Festival
INVISIBLE SYMPOSIUM: European Dream Festival with CHARLES GRODIN, master of ceremonies

Tuesday, September 19, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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14

E.O. WILSON in conversation with Ira Flatow
E.O. WILSON in conversation with Ira Flatow

Thursday, September 14, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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12

TIMOTHY GREENFIELD-SANDERS with André Leon Talley, Tim Gunn & Martha Nelson
TIMOTHY GREENFIELD-SANDERS with André Leon Talley, Tim Gunn & Martha Nelson

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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11

South Tower
JOEL MEYEROWITZ: Aftermath: World Trade Center Archive

Monday, September 11, 2006
7:00 PM
The Deborah, Jonathan F. P., Samuel Priest, and Adam R. Rose Main Reading Room

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June 2006

21

kitchen
KITCHEN SECRETS: BILL BUFORD with Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain

Wednesday, June 21, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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15

John Updike and Jeffrey Goldberg
JOHN UPDIKE in conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg

Thursday, June 15, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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5

Octavia Butler
Octavia E. Butler
A Tribute to OCTAVIA E. BUTLER

Monday, June 5, 2006
7:00 PM
Bruno Walter Auditorium at the Library for the Performing Arts. 111 Amsterdam Avenue, between 64th and 65th St

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May 2006

31

David Remnick and Paul Holdengräber
REPORTING (From the Loser's Locker Room and Elsewhere):
DAVID REMNICK in conversation with Paul Holdengräber


Wednesday, May 31, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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April 2006

30

Duong Thu Huong and Robert Stone
Duong Thu Huong and Robert Stone
DUONG THU HUONG in conversation with Robert Stone
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Sunday, April 30, 2006
12:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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30

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Philip Gourevitch
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Philip Gourevitch
AYAAN HIRSI ALI in conversation with Philip Gourevitch
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Sunday, April 30, 2006
1:45 PM
South Court Auditorium

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30

Zadie Smith and Kurt Andersen
Zadie Smith and Kurt Andersen
ZADIE SMITH in conversation with Kurt Andersen
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Sunday, April 30, 2006
3:30 PM
South Court Auditorium

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30

Amaryta Sen and Salman Rushdie
Amaryta Sen and Salman Rushdie
AMARTYA SEN in conversation with Salman Rushdie
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Sunday, April 30, 2006
6:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

PEN American Center

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28

Necla Kelek, Dubravka Ugresic, Richard Rodriguez and Pascal Bruckner
Necla Kelek, Dubravka Ugresic, Richard Rodriguez and Pascal Bruckner
THE LIMITS OF TOLERANCE? Multiculturalism Now
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Friday, April 28, 2006
6:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

PEN American Center

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28

Adam Michnik, Gioconda Belli, Baltasar Garzon and G.M. Tamás
Adam Michnik, Gioconda Belli, Baltasar Garzon and G.M. Tamás
REVOLUTION: A User's Manual
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Friday, April 28, 2006
8:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

PEN American Center

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February 2006

13

Alfred Brendel with Paul Holdengraber
ALFRED BRENDEL in conversation with Paul Holdengraber

Monday, February 13, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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January 2006

26

Bernard-Henri Lévy and Tina Brown
Bernard-Henri Lévy and Tina Brown
AMERICAN VERTIGO: Bernard-Henri Lévy and Tina Brown

Thursday, January 26, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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October 2005

27

John Hope Franklin and President William Jefferson Clinton
John Hope Franklin and President Bill Clinton
DESTROYING THE COLOR LINE: John Hope Franklin and President Bill Clinton

Thursday, October 27, 2005
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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South Court Auditorium

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