Readings, Lectures, and Discussions
Princeton University Art Museum
Mapping History, Marking Time
Saturday, September 10
5 p.m. Lecture by Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Princeton University, and Daniel Rosenberg, Associate Professor of History, University of Oregon
McCosh Hall 10
6–7:30 p.m. Reception
Princeton University Art Museum
A community gathering to celebrate Memory and the Work of Art
Mapping History, Marking Time
Saturday, September 10
5 p.m. Lecture by Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Princeton University, and Daniel Rosenberg, Associate Professor of History, University of Oregon
McCosh Hall 10
6–7:30 p.m. Reception
Princeton University Art Museum
A community gathering to celebrate Memory and the Work of Art
Reading of Adopt a Sailor and Ten by Charles Evered
Saturday, September 10, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 10, 4:30 p.m.
Solley Theater
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts
102 Witherspoon Street
Actors will read Adopt a Sailor, written soon after the attacks of 9/11, and Ten, exploring where we are a decade after the attacks. Readings followed by a discussion and Q&A session.
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts
102 Witherspoon Street
Actors will read Adopt a Sailor, written soon after the attacks of 9/11, and Ten, exploring where we are a decade after the attacks. Readings followed by a discussion and Q&A session.
Saturday, September 17, 3–5 p.m.
Chancellor Green Rotunda, Princeton University
A reception in Firestone Library will follow
Book artist Werner Pfeiffer will present and build his sculptural tribute to victims of 9/11.
A reception in Firestone Library will follow
Book artist Werner Pfeiffer will present and build his sculptural tribute to victims of 9/11.
Bernstein Gallery,
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
"Architecture as Memorial": Panel Discussion
in conjunction with Sited Memory/Underground Shadows
Tuesday, October 18, 4:30 p.m.
Bowl 016, Robertson Hall
Lucia Allais, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Princeton University
Joel Smith, Curator of Photography, Princeton University Art Museum
Stanley Katz, Professor of Public and International Affairs and Director of the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Panel Moderator
Reception to follow in the Bernstein Gallery.
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
"Architecture as Memorial": Panel Discussion
in conjunction with Sited Memory/Underground Shadows
Tuesday, October 18, 4:30 p.m.
Bowl 016, Robertson Hall
Lucia Allais, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Princeton University
Joel Smith, Curator of Photography, Princeton University Art Museum
Stanley Katz, Professor of Public and International Affairs and Director of the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Panel Moderator
Reception to follow in the Bernstein Gallery.
Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Creative Writing
Readings by poet Rita Dove and novelist James Salter
Wednesday, October 19, 4:30 p.m.
Berlind Theatre
McCarter Theatre Center
91 University Place
History Images and Beyond: A Conversation with Sze Tsung Leong
In conjunction with the exhibition The Life and Death of Buildings
Thursday, October 20, 6:30 p.m.
McCormick 101, Princeton University
Artist Sze Tsung Leong in dialogue with exhibition curator Joel Smith
Artist Sze Tsung Leong in dialogue with exhibition curator Joel Smith
Transforming Childhood Memories of War and Displacement into Art
Friday, October 21, 1–5 p.m.
This conference examines memoirs, diaries, and fiction by adults and children about their experiences during World War II.
Princeton Public Library, Princeton Reads*
Radio Diaries: 15 Years of Stories
Thursday, November 3, 7 p.m.
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street
Join Joe Richman, founder and executive producer of Radio Diaries, for a discussion of the popular NPR program, which gives tape recorders to everyday people to document their lives.
Princeton Public Library, Princeton Reads*
Remembrance: An Intergenerational Perspective on the Holocaust
Remembrance: An Intergenerational Perspective on the Holocaust
Sunday, November 6, 2 p.m.
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street
Leopold Lowy, who was imprisoned at Buchenwald during World War II, and his son share family remembrances and discuss how this experience is passed down to younger generations.
Leopold Lowy, who was imprisoned at Buchenwald during World War II, and his son share family remembrances and discuss how this experience is passed down to younger generations.
Wednesday, November 9, 4:30 p.m.
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street
PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov discusses musical works shaped by the memories of composers and other artists
The History of Love Book Discussion
Thursday, November 10, 10:30 a.m.
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street
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A book discussion of Nicole Krauss’s The History of Love, led by librarian Kristin Friberg.