Events

Drama Queens: Daniel Mendelsohn on Madame Bovary and Italian Opera

Join Daniel Mendelsohn for a three-session webinar on Madame Bovary, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Traviata, and Madame Butterfly.

The State of the Left

Fintan O’Toole hosts Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of progressive politics.

Drama Queens: Daniel Mendelsohn on Greek Tragedy

Join Daniel Mendelsohn for a three-session webinar on Agamemnon, Electra, Hecuba, and Trojan Women.

The Political Novel: Edwin Frank on H.G. Wells and Ursula K. Le Guin

Join Edwin Frank for a three-session webinar on the novels of H.G. Wells and Ursula K. Le Guin.

The Emergency Court

Fintan O’Toole hosts David Cole and Pamela Karlan for a wide-ranging conversation on the Supreme Court.

The Political Novel: Edwin Frank on Joseph Conrad

Join Edwin Frank for a four-session webinar on the political novels of Joseph Conrad.

Drama Queens: Daniel Mendelsohn on The Odyssey

Join Daniel Mendelsohn for a six-session webinar on The Odyssey.

A Summer of Fear: Violence, Intimidation, and Freedom of Speech in the US

Fintan O’Toole hosts Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Patricia J. Williams for a wide-ranging conversation on political violence in America.

The Political Novel: Edwin Frank on Anthony Trollope

Join Edwin Frank for a four-session webinar on the novels of Anthony Trollope.

Is America Abandoning Immigrants? Mass Deportation and Resistance

Fintan O’Toole hosts Francisco Cantú, Caroline Moorehead, and Julia Preston for a panel on immigration.

Tragic Meaning: Daniel Mendelsohn on Euripides

Join Daniel Mendelsohn for a four-session webinar on Euripides.

The Future of Progressive Politics

Join Fintan O’Toole and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal for a conversation about the future of progressive politics during the second Trump administration.

Climate Action

Join Fintan O’Toole in conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert, Bill McKibben, and Jonathan Mingle on the damage a second Trump administration can bring to already meager efforts to curb global warming.

Tragic Meaning: Daniel Mendelsohn on Sophocles

Join Daniel Mendelsohn for a four-session webinar on Sophocles.

Organizing the Opposition

Join Fintan O’Toole in conversation with Sara Nelson, Astra Taylor, and Zephyr Teachout on what successful opposition looks like today.

Vanishing Rights: Immigration, Deportation, and the Rhetoric of Invasion

Join Fintan O’Toole in conversation with Francisco Cantú, Julia Preston, and Héctor Tobar on how the battle for immigration rights affects us all.

Constitutional Crises

Join Fintan O’Toole in conversation with Sherrilyn Ifill, Pamela Karlan, and Laurence H. Tribe on corruption and the rule of law during the second Trump administration.

Tragic Meaning: Daniel Mendelsohn on Aeschylus

Join Daniel Mendelsohn for a four-session webinar on Aeschylus.

What Will She Do?: Merve Emre on Henry James’s The Portrait of a Lady

Join Merve Emre for a four-session webinar on Henry James’s The Portrait of a Lady.

Tragic Meaning: Daniel Mendelsohn on the Iliad

Join Daniel Mendelsohn for a six-session webinar on Homer’s Iliad.