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In Memoriam: Dora Amelan
We at the Hannah Arendt Center mourn the death of Dora Amelan (1920-2020). Dora was a remarkable French Jewish woman who worked with the Children’s Aid Society in the French internment camps during WWII, saving many children and adults. Dora was the mother of Bjorn Amelan and mother-in-law to his partner Bill T. Jones, who has long collaborated with the Hannah Arendt Center and Bard College. Dora passed away this week in Paris, from complications associated with Covid-19.04-03-2020
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Is Liberal Democracy Our Future?
This talk was a part of the Hannah Arendt Center's 10th annual conference, "Crises of Democracy: Thinking in Dark Times".06-29-2019
Gerrymandering and State Power
Roger Berkowitz takes a look at political power in American in light of last week's Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering.06-29-2019
The Refugee Question
This week, we republish a Quote from Nikita Nelin on Arendt and the plight of refugees.06-29-2019
Ethical Questions
In an article for The Intercept, Peter Maass raises questions about when non-profit institutions should question the ethical actions of their donors.06-29-2019
Concentration Camps
Roger Berkowitz talks to The Independent about comments made by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about detention centers along the U.S.—Mexico border. 06-22-2019
What We're Reading
This week, a book review, an account of a controversial resignation, and reflections on Habermas are piquing our interest.06-22-2019
Three “Ideals”
This week's Quote is written by Jana Schmidt, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center in 2016-2017 and a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Humanities at Bard College in 2017.06-21-2019
Chelsea Manning Talks About Leaking Documents to Wikileaks
From our Tough Talks lecture series, Chelsea Manning in conversation with Bard College Dean Rebecca Thomas and Bard Philosophy Professor, Kevin Duong.06-21-2019
China the Anomaly, Hannah Arendt, Totalitarianism, and the Maoist Regime
Peter Baehr writes in the European Journal of Political Theory.06-21-2019