Local Academic Events, Beyond Historical Studies
Listed here are events taking place outside of the Institute and the School of Historical Studies that may be of interest to SHS faculty and members. Please note that this is not intended to be a complete list of events taking place at Princeton University, in the town of Princeton or at neighboring institutions. More complete listings of events sponsored by Princeton University departments can be found on the University's departmental events calendars, a list of which can be found here.
The events identified below do not include SHS’ Lunchtime Colloquia or the Institute Calendar, which identifies events and activities happening throughout the Institute.
2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University presents Yoram Meital, Ben-Gurion University & the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, “Sacred Places Tell Tales: Jewish Life and Heritage in Modern Cairo.” 12:00 pm, 202 Jones Hall.
Department of English at Princeton University presents James Porter, University of California, Berkeley, “Cosmopoetics: Three Lectures on the Ecologies of Nature, Poetry, and Ethics – No. 1.” 4:30 pm, 105 Chancellor Green.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
The Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies at Princeton University presents its Lawrence Stone Lectures Daniel Lord Smail, Harvard University, Part 1: “The Spoils of War.” 4:30 pm, Frist Campus Center, Room 302.
Department of English at Princeton University presents James Porter, University of California, Berkeley, “Cospmopoetics: Three Lectures on the Ecologies of Nature, Poetry, and Ethics – No. 2.” 4:30 pm, 010 East Pyne.
Department of Comparative Literature; Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative at Princeton; Land, Language, and Art, a Global Initiative From the Humanities Council; Program in Latin American Studies at Princeton University present Irma Pineda, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional; Mikeas Sanchez, poet; Wendy Call, nonfiction writer, “Indigenous Poetics from Abya Yala.” 4:30 pm, Zoom.
Princeton Film Festival Society at Princeton University presents Alice Diop, filmmaker, “Saint Omer.” Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker. 7:30 pm, 10 McCosh. Register for free tickets.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies at Princeton University presents its Lawrence Stone Lectures Daniel Lord Smail, Harvard University, Part 2: “The Practices of Slavery in Mediterranean Europe, 1250-1500.” 4:30 pm, Frist Campus Center, Room 302.
Princeton Film Festival Society at Princeton University presents Richard Brody, The New Yorker, “Why French Cinema?” Masterclass. 12:00 pm, 010 East Pyne. Register for free tickets.
Department of English at Princeton University presents James Porter, University of California, Berkeley, “Three Lectures on the Ecologies of Nature, Poetry, and Ethics – No. 3.” 4:30 pm, 105 Chancellor Green.
Humanities Council at Princeton University presents Elena Telles Ryan, Department of History, “Native Jurisdictions and Belonging in the 18th-Century Great Lakes.” 12:00 pm, McCosh B14 (Hinds Library).
East Asian Studies Program at Princeton University presents Lu Kou, Columbia University, “Problematic Analogies: Diplomatic Exchange and the Discourse of Legitimacy in Early Medieval China.” 4:30 pm, 202 Jones Hall.
Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University presents Asma Sayeed, UCLA, “PISC no. 7: ‘Mastering Maliki Law: A Moroccan Case Study.” 5:00 pm, 102 Jones Hall.
Labyrinth Books, Princeton Public Library present Eddie Glaude, African American Studies; Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor, African American Studies, “We Are the Leaders We Have Been Waiting For.” 6:00 pm, Labyrinth Books.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
The Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies at Princeton University presents its Lawrence Stone Lectures Daniel Lord Smail, Harvard University, Part 3: “The Passage from Slavery to Freedom.” 4:30 pm, Frist Campus Center, Room 302.
Department of Art & Archaeology at Princeton University presents Kate Flint, University of Southern California, “Reading the Future in the Paintings of the Past: Bark, Beetles, and Arboreal Art.” 4:30 pm, 010 East Pyne.
Program in the Ancient World at Princeton University presents Kostas Vlassopoulos, University of Crete, “Rewriting the history of Greek slave systems.” 4:30 pm, A17 Julis Romo Rabinowitz.
Department of French and Italian present “A Conversation with Sandy Ouvier, Director of CNSAD, Paris National Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.” 4:45 pm, Wallace Theater, Lewis Art Complex.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Department of French and Italian at Princeton University present “A Conversation with Pierre Gendronneau, Director of Festival d’Avignon.” 12:00 pm, Rockefeller College Private Dining Room. *The conversation will be held in French.
Department of French and Italian at Princeton University present Rima Abdul Malak, Former Minister of Culture of France (2022-2024), “Cultural Policy in the 21st Century.” 4:45 pm, Wallace Theater, Lewis Art Complex.
Lewis Center for the Arts’ Princeton Atelier presents “Mr g: A Play about the Creation.” 8:00 pm, Princeton University Chapel. Advanced tickets recommended.