NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 1, 2017
Mahmood Mamdani has been named as a Fellow of the British Academy
Per the announcement: “Fellows of the British Academy represent the very best of humanities and social sciences research, in the UK and globally. This year’s new Fellows are experts in subjects ranging from feminist theory to the economic development of Africa; medieval history to Indian philosophy and face perception.” The
June 1, 2017
Timothy Mitchell is the recipient of the 2017 Ester Boserup Prize
The announcement noted that Professor Mitchell’s work has “influenced fields as diverse as anthropology, history, law, philosophy, cultural studies, and art history. By exploring the origins and limits of many of the key ideas of modernity, Mitchell contributes to the decolonization of political thought.” The announcement can be viewed here.
June 1, 2017
Roni Henig is the recipient of the 2017 A. Owen Aldridge Prize
The announcement noted that “Ms. Henig’s essay reveals, as one Aldridge judges expressed it, ‘deep insight and nuanced analysis. By analyzing differences between oral and written word, and offering an excellent analysis of the way rhetorical tropes are inflected by stuttering, it sheds new light on the work of Y.H.
April 1, 2017
Book launch for Fueling Culture edited by Jennifer Wenzel et al.
Book Culture on 112th Street Friday, April 7 at 7pm
April 1, 2017
Book launch for Ghalib: Selected Poems and Letters translated by Frances Pritchett and Owen Cornwall
Book Culture on 112th Street Friday, April 30 at 4pm