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Conference Archive

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A Public Forum for Civic Discourse
Photo by Karl Rabe

A Public Forum for Civic Discourse

The Center’s annual conferences bring together speakers from diverse careers to think in public about the most important issues of our time. Previous conferences have explored the economic crisis, education, surveillance, privacy, and civil disobedience. In conjunction with the conference, the Center sponsors an annual student essay contest and a student debate.

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2025

<em>In a dream you saw a way to survive</em> with Bill T. Jones In a dream you saw a way to survive with Bill T. Jones
A presentation for the 17th annual Hannah Arendt Center conference
Friday, October 17, 2025 Olin Humanities Auditorium 11:00 am
Operation Lightness with Teju Cole Operation Lightness with Teju Cole
A keynote for the 17th annual Hannah Arendt Center conference
Thursday, October 16, 2025 Olin Humanities Auditorium 10:30 am
JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times
A Common Inquiry hosted by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College
Thursday, October 16, 2025 – Friday, October 17, 2025 Olin Hall 
JOY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! JOY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Be part of the 17th annual fall conference: JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times. 
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – Thursday, October 9, 2025 Olin Humanities Auditorium 
The Revolutionary Spirit: Hannah Arendt and Black Political Thought The Revolutionary Spirit: Hannah Arendt and Black Political Thought
Spring Conference 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025 – Friday, March 28, 2025 Multiple Locations 
Hannah Arendt, Unknown: Symposium Hannah Arendt, Unknown: Symposium
Friday, February 21, 2025 Olin Humanities, Room 204 9:30 am – 5:30 pm