A place for bold and risky thinking
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
- 9/28Tuesday
Amor Mundi and the Virtual Reading Group
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST/GMT-5 Hannah Arendt Center - 10/14Thursday
Revitalizing Democracy: Sortition, Citizen Power, and Spaces of Freedom
10:00 am – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Olin Hall - 10/15Friday
The Gauntlet
5:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 parliament of reality
Feature Story
Dangerous Neighbors
Roger BerkowitzOne feature of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes is their use of informants and every-day citizens to enforce ideological conformity. Unlike the police that must follow rules and regulations, neighbors can simply let their fantasies run wild and report on those they dislike, find suspicious, or want to discipline.
09-09-2021