Upcoming Public Events
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Translation: Traveling Beyond Our Own Times, Places, and MindsMarch 4, 2025Translation: Traveling Beyond Our Own Times, Places, and Minds
In translating, we travel beyond our own minds and lived experiences to meet others—authors, epochs, places documented on, or erased from, maps of the universe. The act of translation is, at its heart, social and political. As we bring a text from one language to another, we may find that we too are transformed. In this lecture/reading/workshop, we will delve into these matters together; and, along the way, we’ll do some exercises to get you started on your own translations.
Marguerite Feitlowitz's Bio:
Marguerite Feitlowitz’s newest book-length translations are Night, by Ennio Moltedo, a collection of 113 prose poems written during and against the Pinochet dictatorship (supported by an NEA Fellowship and published by World Poetry Books, 2023), and Small Bibles for Bad Times: Selected Prose and Poetry by French Holocaust writer Liliane Atlan (2021). Other translations include Pillar of Salt: An Autobiography with Nineteen Erotic Sonnets, by Salvador Novo (2014), two volumes of plays by Griselda Gambaro, and stories by Luisa Valenzuela and Angélica Gorodischer. Feitlowitz is the author of A LEXICON OF TERROR: Argentina and the Legacies of Torture, a New York Times Notable Book and Notable paperback, and a Finalist for PEN-L.L. Winship Prize. This book was also published in Argentina.
Feitlowitz’s fiction, essays, translation, and writings on visual art and theatre have appeared in ACM, Asymptote, BOMB, Catapult, DELOS, Dissent, Iterant, The Nation, Les Temps Modernes, el viejo topo, among other journals and anthologies.
From 2002-2023, she taught Literature and Literary Translation at Bennington College, where she founded and directed “Bennington Translates,” a multi-disciplinary initiative spanning literary to humanitarian translation with a focus on forced displacement, migration, and linguistic justice. Among her awards and fellowships, are two Fulbrights to Argentina, a fellowship to the Bunting Institute (now called the Radcliffe Institute), and a Harvard Faculty Research Grant.
Recent Public Events
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Tech Policy in the Age of AIFebruary 17, 2025Tech Policy in the Age of AI
As artificial intelligence speeds forward, there are many concerns about user protections, data use and privacy, energy sources, and social cohesion, to name a few. While the US has been a pioneer in the technological space, it has been slow in putting in guardrails and considering the long term implications of an increasingly automated economic landscape and digitally connected citizenry. Join us for a discussion and interactive session with Linda Raftree and Lina Srivastava to reflect on the impacts of AI on us and our societies.
Linda Raftree is the founder of the MERL Tech Initiative, which supports the responsible design, use, and governance of digital technologies and digital data to achieve better outcomes for people, communities and societies.
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Living Independent PoetryFebruary 13, 2025Living Independent Poetry
Join us for an evening of readings and conversation with WINTER EDITIONS, featuring Betsy Fagin, Robert Fitterman, Alan Gilbert & founding editor Matvei Yankelevich.
RSVP is required. Sign up here.
Details: Thursday, February 13th, 7:00-9:00pm.
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Activism, Ambition, and Why Engagement Is Hard but Worth ItNovember 13, 2024Activism, Ambition, and Why Engagement Is Hard but Worth It
November 13, 2024 Come join us at the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program for a thought-provoking event delving into the world of activism and ambition.
The campus protest has gripped headlines over the past year — and sparked great debate about activism, its consequences, its limits and what role it plays in policymaking and personal development. Join us on Wednesday, November 13 at 6pm for a talk with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela entitled, "Activism, Ambition, and Why Engagement is Hard But Worth It.” Dr. Petrzela is a professor at The New School, an author of numerous books, a columnist at MSNBC, and, this year, an Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Dr. Petrzela will look at civic engagement and the classroom in the current moment, through a historical lens.
RSVP is required. Tickets are limited.
Details: Wednesday, November 13, 6:00-7:30 PM EDT (Doors open at 5:45pm. The talk will begin promptly at 6:00 PM)
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Does Engaging the Taliban Legitimize Gender Apartheid?October 28, 2024Does Engaging the Taliban Legitimize Gender Apartheid?
October 28, 2024 Part of the James Chace Memorial Speaker Series
A conversation about journalism, human rights, and foreign policy. In August 2021, Afghanistan's government fell. The Taliban took its place. This year, the Taliban passed a "vice and virtue" law that places numerous restrictions on women in the country. Activists have called what is happening to women in Afghanistan gender apartheid and pushed to isolate the Taliban as a result. How should the international community engage with the Taliban? What is the best way to support women in Afghanistan?
Panelists: Kaava Asoka, Erica Gaston, Annie Pforzehimer, and Fatema Ahmadi. Moderated by Elmira Bayrasli. In collaboration with NYU Journalism.
Date/Location: Monday, October 28th, 6:00–8:00 pm at NYU.
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Mama by Nikkya Hargrove ’04Mama Book Launch with Bard Alumna Nikkya Hargrove ’04October 20, 2024Mama Book Launch with Bard Alumna Nikkya Hargrove ’04
October 20, 2024 Bard alumna, Nikkya Hargrove, is launching her memoir Mama.
Date/Location: Williamsburg Dorm first floor lounge. Sunday, October 20th from 2:00pm-3:00pm.
From her website:
In this searing and ultimately uplifting memoir, Lambda Literary Nonfiction Fellow Nikkya Hargrove describes how she—fresh out of college, Black, and queer—adopted her baby brother after their often incarcerated mother died, and how she was determined to create the kind of family she never had.
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Bangladesh’s Democracy Movement: Where Is It Headed?October 9, 2024Bangladesh’s Democracy Movement: Where Is It Headed?
October 9, 2024 Part of the James Chace Memorial Speaker Series.
With Chaumtoli Huq, professor at CUNY Law and formerly with the NYC Public Advocate's office.
In August, a mass-based student-led democratic revolution led to Bangladesh’s long-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to resign and flee to India. She had been in power for 15 years. What was behind this historic movement? What will happen now that there is an interim government, with Nobel Laureate Muhammed Yunus at the helm, and students as part of the interim government?
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Creolizing Hannah ArendtSeptember 26, 2024Creolizing Hannah Arendt
Creolizing Hannah Arendt is the first book to explore the implications of creolizing Hannah Arendt (1906–75) and thinking for: action, liberation, freedom, power, democracy, identity, racism, prejudice, totalitarianism, immigration, judgment, revolution, decolonial politics, the human, and the modern traditions of Caribbean political thought, Africana philosophy, and existential phenomenology.
Date/Location: Williamsburg Dorm first floor lounge. Thursday, September 26th at 7:00pm.
Upcoming Student Events
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An Afternoon With Martina Cheung, President and CEO S&P GlobalFebruary 25, 2025An Afternoon With Martina Cheung, President and CEO S&P Global
This special co-curricular event will feature S&P Global’s recruitment team and a special talk with Martina Cheung. The session will begin with a presentation on career opportunities at S&P Global, followed by an engaging discussion with Martina. She will share insights from her career journey, discuss key aspects of leadership, and answer questions from students.
Martina L. Cheung,
President & CEO, S&P Global
Martina L. Cheung is President, CEO, and a member of the Board of Directors of S&P Global. During her previous 14 years with S&P, she served as the President of the Ratings & Market Intelligence divisions, Head of the Risk Services business, Vice President of Operations, and as the Chief Strategy Officer.
Prior to joining S&P Global, Ms. Cheung worked as a consultant and holds a bachelor's and master's degree in commerce and business studies.
Ms. Cheung has received many accolades during her career, most recently she was named one of the Most Powerful Women in Finance by American Banker. -
English on BroadwayFebruary 26, 2025
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Moby DickMarch 29, 2025
Recent Student Events
News from Bard NYC
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Aleks Vitanov '25 (BGIA Fall '23) Chosen as Schwarzman ScholarWe are thrilled to announce that Bard student, Aleks Vitanov '25, has been chosen as a 2026 Schwarzman Scholar! Aleks completed the BGIA program during the Fall 2023 semester.Aleks Vitanov '25 (BGIA Fall '23) Chosen as Schwarzman Scholar
We are thrilled to announce that Bard student, Aleks Vitanov '25, has been chosen as a 2026 Schwarzman Scholar! Aleks completed the BGIA program during the Fall 2023 semester.About Aleks:
Aleks, originally from North Macedonia, is a dual degree student in Political Studies and Music Performance. On campus, he was a student-fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center and founder and former president of the Alexander Hamilton Society at Bard. He interned at Hudson’s Europe and Eurasia Center and Charney Research. Aleks also founded the Musical Mentorship Initiative (MMI) through the Trustee Leader Scholar (TLS) program to provide free music education to Bard’s local community, and won, with a group of classmates, the Davis Projects for Peace Prize to expand the initiative to Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya. As a Schwarzman Scholar, Aleks hopes to study China’s strategy in Southeastern Europe.A little more information about the program:Schwarzman Scholars is a one year fully-funded Master’s program in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. As the first scholarship of its kind created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century, Schwarzman Scholars aspires to build a global network of young leaders that are prepared to confront the pressing challenges facing the world.Scholars are selected based on their leadership qualities and the potential to understand and bridge cultural and political differences. They live in Beijing for a year of intensive study, honing leadership skills through a curriculum designed and taught by leading academics from internationally ranked institutions.This year, nearly 5,000 candidates applied from around the world. Close to 400 candidates were interviewed during a two-stage process, producing a class of approximately 150 Schwarzman Scholars from 38 countries to take part in this unparalleled program in August of 2025. -
Internship Stories: Tyler Figueroa (BHSEC Brooklyn)“Whenever a student needs help with anything they stop by and we work together to figure out a solution.”Internship Stories: Tyler Figueroa (BHSEC Brooklyn)
“Whenever a student needs help with anything they stop by and we work together to figure out a solution.” "My internship is at Bard High School Early College in Brooklyn, New York. It just opened up this Fall, adding to the growing network of BHSEC programs across various boroughs in New York City. As a part of my internship, I work in the learning commons. Whenever a student needs help with anything they stop by and we work together to figure out a solution. Along with that, we also create events for the staff and students to partake in. Recently, with Hispanic Heritage Month coming to a close, we threw a school-wide Hispanic Heritage Month party. At this particular BHSEC location, we have a very large Hispanic community. So we wanted to have an event where individuals from different Hispanic backgrounds could come together and eat some good food while celebrating Hispanic culture. This was the first event ever thrown at Bard High School Early College in Brooklyn, and more than 90% of our student population showed up and participated in this event!"
—Tyler Figueroa, Bard College '26
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Time Traveling By Subway: Astoria, October 17, 2024“It’s like stepping back in time to watch the hot bronze being poured as it has been done for thousands of years.”Time Traveling By Subway: Astoria, October 17, 2024
“It’s like stepping back in time to watch the hot bronze being poured as it has been done for thousands of years.” Public Art in NYC: Histories & Practices recently made a field trip to Modern Art Foundry in Astoria, Queens. The foundry specializes in the traditional craft of lost-wax casting, the process by which an original sculpture is cast into bronze.
Our visit was timed to witness one of the twice-weekly bronze pours which takes place in a very warm, cavernous room with giant ovens baking molds. After watching a six-person team gracefully maneuver the cauldron with liquid bronze reaching 1,675 degrees Fahrenheit, Maddie Helford ’26 said “it’s like stepping back in time to watch the hot bronze being poured as it has been done for thousands of years”.
Many of the foundry’s clients are well known contemporary artists. During our visit, students observed works-in-progress of Louise Bourgeois, Keith Haring, Wangechi Mutu and Rachel Feinstein. One bronze sculpture that was cast at the foundry back in 1959 is famous for having millions of children climb on it - Alice in Wonderland by Jose De Creeft in Central Park.
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Student Updates: Notes from Peer Counselor Trudy“I would absolutely recommend Bard NYC to any student who is looking to expand their understanding of themselves, their future, and their career!”Student Updates: Notes from Peer Counselor Trudy
“I would absolutely recommend Bard NYC to any student who is looking to expand their understanding of themselves, their future, and their career!” "My name is Trudy (they/them) and I’m a theater major at Bard College. During my time at Bard NYC, I have served as a Peer Counselor for our dorm. This has been very rewarding, as I love being in leadership roles, and because it has brought me out of my shell. I really enjoy our small, tight-knit community here at Bard NYC.
All in all, I have gained a greater sense of independence in the city which is always a pro for me. In my day to day, I have been taking classes and interning at a film company in Chelsea. I get to see the behind the scenes of how this company functions and I also have wonderful coworkers. This opportunity has taught me the routine of working in an office, how to balance various tasks, and how to navigate my own life while working a 9-5. I would absolutely recommend Bard NYC to any student who is looking to expand their understanding of themselves, their future, and their career!"
