JUNE 1: Join the CCCCT for our twelfth Hegel 13/13 seminar with philosopher Étienne Balibar. In-person at Columbia Global Paris Center (4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris) or remotely from Zoom. June 2 at 15h Paris time, 9:00 AM New York time. For more information, visit hegel1313.law.columbia.edu/9-13/

NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Join EdgeCut Arts and choreographer Marija Krtolica for "Why do we still talk about the weather?," a performance on violence and pacifism in consumer society. In-person at EdgeCut Arts. May 29 and 30 at 7:30 PM. For more information, visit: www.edgecut.org/events/2026-...

Announcing the release of Kritische Theorie weiterdenken, a book by José Maurício Domingues and Guilherme Leite Gonçalves, on contemporary debates in critical theory. Kritische Theorie weiterdenken (Rethinking Critical Theory) will be available on June 25, 2026 here: campus.de/wissenschaft...

Bernard E. Harcourt discusses the cooperism alternative to capitalism and communism amid global crisises in Télérama. “Ni communisme ni capitalisme, vive le “coopérisme” ? L’ambitieux essai de Bernard E. Harcourt pour une troisième voie” Read it here: www.telerama.fr/livre/ni-com...

TODAY: Join author Daniela Gandorfer for a book discussion of Matterphorics. In-person at Yeshiva University. April 23 at 4:00 PM.

THIS WEDNESDAY: Join the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies for their book event of Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship with author Anna O. Law. In-person at Columbia University. April 22 at 12:00 PM. For more information, please visit: www.siwps.org/events/book-...

NEXT WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our eighth Hegel 13/13 seminar with literary critic Bruno Bosteels. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. April 22 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit hegel1313.law.columbia.edu/12-13/

Philosopher Kevin Anderson discusses Hegel Notebooks of 1914-15 and the influence of Lenin's study of Hegel for Hegel 13/13. “Lenin and Hegel: A Conversation with Kevin A. Anderson and Bernard E. Harcourt @ Columbia University” Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvnh...

THIS FRIDAY: Join the Columbia Political Theory Seminar for the book roundtable "The Rise and Fall of Liberal World Orders” on Isaac Nakhimovsky’s The Holy Alliance. In-person at Columbia University. April 17 at 4:00 PM. For more information, please visit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

NEXT THURSDAY: Join the Institute for Ideas and Imagination for the book launch of Étienne Balibar’s Sur la guerre. Trois interprétations. In-person at Columbia Global Paris Center. April 16 at 7:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit: ideasimagination.columbia.edu/events/on-th...

Watch Bernard E. Harcourt's latest lecture at the University of Zurich (March 19, 2026) "Equal Justice Under Law: The Future of An Illusion" www.normz.uzh.ch/en/News/Even...

NEXT WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our seventh Hegel 13/13 seminar with philosopher Susan Buck-Morss. In-person at Columbia Law School or remotely from Zoom. April 8 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit hegel1313.law.columbia.edu/8-13/

THIS THURSDAY: Join the CCCCT and CLS ACLU for a book discussion of Fear and Fury with Heather Thompson. In-person at Columbia Law School. April 2 at 12:10 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.law.columbia.edu/events/book-...

NEXT TUESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our sixth Hegel 13/13 seminar with philosopher Martin Saar. In-person at Campus Condorcet (Bâtiment Recherche Sud) or remotely from Zoom. March 24 at 16h30 Paris time, 11:30 AM New York time. For more information, visit hegel1313.law.columbia.edu/5-13/

THIS FRIDAY: Join the CCCCT for our fifth Hegel 13/13 seminar with philosopher Jean-Baptiste Vuillerod. In-person at EHESS (54 boulevard Raspail) or remotely from Zoom. March 20 at 16h30 Paris time, 11:30 AM New York time. For more information, please visit hegel1313.law.columbia.edu/11-13/

NEXT TUESDAY: Join the Constitutional Democracy Initiative and the Ambedkar Program in Global Constitutionalism for a Book Talk of The Future That Was. In-person at Columbia University. March 24 at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit: www.law.columbia.edu/events/book-...

Philosopher Seyla Benhabib reflects on the life and legacy of Jürgen Habermas in her new post on the 13/13 Essays. “A Worldly Philosopher: Jürgen Habermas In Memoriam.” Read it here: the1313.law.columbia.edu/2026/03/15/s...

TODAY: Join Birkbeck, University of London for their Annual Law Lecture with Professor Bernard E. Harcourt on inverting Hegel. March 13 at 18:00 GMT or 1:00 PM EST. In-person at Birkbeck Clore Management Centre. For more information, please visit: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

TODAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative and Columbia Votes for American Voter Project: Executive Power and the Rule of Law. In-person at Columbia University. March 5 at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit: holder.college.columbia.edu/events/ameri...

THIS WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our four Hegel 13/13 seminar with philosopher Judith Butler. In-person at Riverside Church (91 Claremont Ave) or remotely from Zoom. March 4 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit hegel1313.law.columbia.edu/13-13/

NEXT THURSDAY: Join the Columbia Center for the Study of Social Difference for Criminalizing Race with Dr. David Hernández. In-person at Recirculation (876 Riverside Dr). February 26 at 6:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit: www.socialdifference.columbia.edu/ccs-events/2...

NEXT WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our third Hegel 13/13 seminar with philosopher Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. In-person at Columbia Law School or remotely from Zoom. February 25 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit hegel1313.law.columbia.edu/3-13/

THIS WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our second Hegel 13/13 seminar with philosopher Cornel West. In-person at Columbia Law School or remotely from Zoom. February 11 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit hegel1313.law.columbia.edu/6-13/

THIS WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our first Hegel 13/13 seminar with philosopher Seyla Benhabib. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. February 4 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit hegel1313.law.columbia.edu/11-13/

NEXT MONDAY: Join the Heyman Center for Humanities for Humanitarian Aid on Trial with Dr. Scott Warren. In-person at the Heyman Center for the Humanities. February 9 at 6:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit sofheyman.org/events/human...

FEBRUARY 26: Join NYU's Maison Française for Machines à Écrire: Bernard E. Harcourt en conversation avec Laure Adler. In-person at La Maison Française (16 Washington Mews). February 26 at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

JANUARY 22: Join the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society for a panel celebrating the English release of Jesús R. Velasco’s Microliteratures. In-person at the Heyman Center for the Humanities. January 22 at 5:00 PM. To register, please visit icls.columbia.edu/events/celeb...

NEXT THURSDAY: Join the Columbia University Committee on Global Thought for an information session on the MA in Global Thought program. Remotely from Zoom. December 4 at 8:15 AM. For more information and additional session dates, please visit cgt.columbia.edu/academics/ma...

NEXT TUESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Immigration in New York City: Policy, Belonging, and the Future of Sanctuary. In-person at Columbia University. December 2 at 7:00 PM. For more information, please visit holder.college.columbia.edu/events/immig...

THIS WEDNESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for "King of the North" A Conversation with Jeanne Theoharis. In-person at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. November 19 at 6:30 PM. For more information, please visit events.columbia.edu/go/king_of_t...

NEXT MONDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative and Columbia Votes for Why Authoritarians Fear Democracy. In-person at Columbia University. November 17 at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/why-author...

NEXT MONDAY: Join The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities in honoring Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature by @alybatt.bsky.social. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. November 17 at 6:15 PM. To register, please visit sofheyman.org/events/celeb...

NOVEMBER 21 AND 22: Join Fall of Freedom in organizing an event uniting artists to defy the authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. For more information on Fall for Freedom, resources to organize your own event, and to find events near you, please visit www.falloffreedom.com.

NEXT TUESDAY: Join the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University for American Religion is…Surveillance. In-person at Union Theological Seminary. October 28 at 5:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.ircpl.columbia.edu/calendar/ame...

THIS TUESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Covering Politics: Journalism Through the Lens of Local Elections. In-person at Columbia University. October 21 at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit events.columbia.edu/go/covering_...

THIS WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our introductory session of the Hegel 13/13 seminar series. In-person at Columbia University. October 8 at 8:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-...

THIS TUESDAY: Join us for a book celebration of The Care of the Self and the Care of the Other by Daniel Wyche in conversation with Bernard E. Harcourt. In-person at Book Culture. October 7 at 7:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.bookculture.com/event/112th-...

NEXT THURSDAY: Join Revolution Books and @bkbookfest.bsky.social for Weaver of Dreams, Voice of Conscience: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. In-Person at Revolution Books. September 18 at 7:00 PM. To register, please visit brooklynbookfestival.org/event/weaver...

OK, here's the new website for Hegel 13/13: hegel1313.law.columbia.edu. Soon we begin with preparatory sessions (informal conversations, small seminars, reading groups, lectures) to lay the groundwork for the full seminars. The ambition: to develop a new critical praxis for these times of crisis...

TOMORROW: Join Professor Jamee Moudud for the launch of his new book "Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez Faire?". Remotely from Zoom. July 30 at 10:00 AM. For more information and to register, please visit lpecollective.org/event/legal-...

NEXT TUESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our concluding session of Marx 13/13 with philosopher Étienne Balibar. In-person at Columbia Global Paris Center or remotely from Zoom. May 27 at 16h30 Paris time or 10:30 AM NY time. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/13-13/

THIS SUMMER: Professor Dani Friedrich will be teaching Foucault & Education. This course discusses some of Foucault's contributions and their intersection with education. Starting on May 22 at Teachers College. The syllabus for the course is available here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Join UNESCO for the Conference on Intergenerational Trauma Resulting from Enslavement and the Holocaust. In-person at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris or remotely from Zoom. May 21 at 11:00 AM. For more information and to register, please visit indico.un.org/event/1017855/

Many of you have been following the situation of our friend and colleague, Nascimento Blair. The New York Times has just published a long-form essay on Mr. Blair, which you can read here: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/n... Thank you for your support and continued concern about Nascimento Blair.

NEXT WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our twelfth Marx 13/13 seminar with philosopher Bruno Bosteels. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. April 23 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/12-13/

TODAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights for a talk with Ian Manuel on ending the cycle of mass incarceration. In-person at Columbia University. April 15 at 6:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...

NEXT WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our third installment of the Marx 13/13 Keynote Lectures with philosopher Eduardo Cadava. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. April 16 at 6:15 PM. For more information, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/eduardo-cada...

STARTING THIS THURSDAY: Join the New School for a three-day conference honoring the work of Nancy Fraser and Eli Zaretsky. Starr Foundation Hall at the New School. April 10 - April 12 starting at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit event.newschool.edu/nancyfraser-...

NEXT TUESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our eleventh Marx 13/13 seminar with philosopher Kōhei Saitō. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. April 8 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/11-13/

NEXT TUESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights for a panel and networking reception on careers in social justice. In-person at Columbia University. April 1 at 6:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit events.columbia.edu/go/careers_i...