Crown Jewels of Russian Literature

Crown Jewels of Russian Literature

Dec. 15, 4:30 – 6:30 pm by Marina Oborotova, Ph.D. Plunge into the universe of Russian classical literature with Marina Oborotova. Listen to the stories of life & death, sacrifice & betrayal, passion & obsession, crime and punishment. Read and...
Conflicts Around the World Artsakh/Karabagh: History and Politics

Conflicts Around the World Artsakh/Karabagh: History and Politics

by Professor Barlow DerMugrdechian, Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State University. Dec. 11, 3 pm The talk will discuss some of the historical aspects of Artsakh but will focus mainly on the 20th c. In particular the status of Artsakh will be discussed, as well...

Afghanistan: Peace is at Hand or Alibi for Exit?

Todd Greentree, Ph.D., UNM March 20, 2020 (Fri), 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Albuquerque Journal Auditorium 7777 Jefferson St. NE Update as of 3/17: All AIA lectures are on hold until further notice. This talk will focus on the United States and Afghanistan — What went...
Dancing on the Volcano: The Duplicities of Weimar Cinema

Dancing on the Volcano: The Duplicities of Weimar Cinema

Katrin Schroeter, Ph.D., UNM April 5, 2020 (Sun) 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. UNM School of Architecture, George Pearl Hall Auditorium Update as of 3/17: All AIA lectures are on hold until further notice. The cinema and culture of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933) presents, to this...
Paris, The Ballets Russes and the Avant Garde

Paris, The Ballets Russes and the Avant Garde

Judith Chazin-Bennahum, UNM May 10, 2020 (Sun), 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. UNM School of Architecture, George Pearl Hall Auditorium From 1909 to 1929 Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes scandalized, propagandized and revolutionized the performance and practice of ballet...