The Hannah Arendt Center
The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College is the world's most expansive home for bold and risky humanities thinking about our political world inspired by the spirit of Hannah Arendt, the leading thinker of politics and active citizenship in the modern era.Upcoming Events
- 8/18Sunday
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Courage to Be Student Fellowships
Arendt Center - 9/19Thursday
A Symposium: Reimagining Human Health: The Microbiome, Farming, and Medicine.
Blithewood, Levy Institute - 10/10Thursday
Racism and Antisemitism
10:00 am – 6:00 pm Olin Humanities Building - 11/07Thursday
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook - Documentary Screening & Discussion
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Campus Center, Weis Cinema
Authoritarianism Around the World
By Roger BerkowitzWith all the craziness going on here in the United States, it is sometimes hard to remember to pay attention to the world. But a number of essays this week remind us that the revolt against elite norms and elite institutions is a worldwide phenomenon. Siddhartha Deb writes about the decision of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party in India to revoke the special status of Kashmir, the only Muslim-majority state in India.
08-12-2019