Spotlights

About Face:
A Portrait of David Schorr’s “Hannah Arendt Center: The Centenary Prints”

In 2011, the Hannah Arendt Center commissioned the artist David Schorr to create an original engraved series of 50 prints of Hannah Arendt based on his iconic drawing that graces the cover of Elisabeth Young-Bruehl’s biography of Arendt, For Love of the World. These prints were lost for a decade, but were found and are now being made available through the Arendt Center. Learn more and join the center here.
Steven Maslow, then the Chairman of the Arendt Center’s board, a student and later friend of David Schorr’s, offers reflections below on the prints, their connection to Arendt’s writing and thinking, and his friendship with David Schorr.

What we are watching: The Closer

Roger Berkowitz
This week I screened Dave Chappelle’s The Closer for some of my students. It was optional. But I was heartened that they were eager to see the Netflix special that has generated so much controversy.

What we will be watching: Speer Goes to Hollywood

Join us for a live screening of the documentary Speer Goes to Hollywood, on Friday, October 29th at 7 pm. Roger Berkowitz will be leading a Q&A session with Vanessa Lapa and Tomer Eliav about the documentary about "Hitler's Architect" 

Agnes Heller: 12 May, 1929 – 19 July, 2019

Roger Berkowitz writes in memoriam of the holocaust survivor and Arendt scholar.

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. 

What We're Reading

This week, a book review, an account of a controversial resignation, and reflections on Habermas are piquing our interest.

The Cartoonish End of Cartoons
 

Roger Berkowitz brings us an article by Tjeerd Royaards about cartoons and the political conversation.

Back Row America

Roger Berkowitz looks at Chris Arnade's revelations about a different side of life in America.

Private Wisdom and Public Rhetoric

Anastasia Berg and Jon Baskin at The Point look at the public/private distinction among left academics, responding to...