Andreas Huyssen Interviewed in Politika
Andreas Huyssen, faculty fellow of the working group Women Mobilizing Memory, spoke with Politika about memory studies.
Andreas Huyssen, faculty fellow of the working group Women Mobilizing Memory and Villard Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, was interviewed in Politika for an article entitled “State of the art in memory studies.” In the interview Huyssen discusses the present debate on memory and how the field of memory studies has evolved. The impact that digital technologies and social media has had on the field is addressed as well.
The full interview can be read here.
Gayatri Spivak Featured in the New York Times
Gayatri Spivak, co-director of the working group The Rural-Urban Interface, published an article entitled “Who Is Afraid of Shahidul Alam?” in which she speaks about the photojournalist’s imprisonment.
Gayatri Spivak, co-director of the working group The Rural-Urban Interface: Gender and Poverty in Ghana and Kenya, Statistics and Stories, and University Professor at Columbia, was featured in the New York Times with an article entitled, “Who Is Afraid of Shahidul Alam?” In the article she talks about the imprisonment of the Bangladeshi photojournalist and the country’s drift towards autocracy.
In addition, she recently delivered the Jean-Paul Sartre Memorial Lecture, “How Can we use Marx Today?” at the Asian Development Research Institute in Patna, India.
Farah Jasmine Griffin Speaks about Aretha Franklin’s Legacy
Farah Jasmine Griffin, co-director of the working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women, spoke with DemocracyNow! and The Nation about Aretha Franklin’s legacy.
Farah Jasmine Griffin, co-director or working group Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women and William B. Ransford Professor of English & Comparative Literature, spoke with DemocracyNow! And The Nation about Aretha Franklin’s role in the history of music and her involvement in fighting for Angela Davis’s freedom in 1970.
A’Lelia Bundles Featured in book Journeys: An American Story
Women Creating Change Leadership Council member A’Lelia Bundles writes about immigration and American greatness in Journeys: An American Story.
A’lelia Bundles, member of the Women Creating Change Leadership Council and vice chair of the Columbia Board of Trustees, is one 72 individuals to be featured in the book, Journeys: An American Story. The book is a collection of essays about immigration and American greatness. It tells the stories of the people who came to this country and made it what it is today.
A full summary of the book can be found here.
Andreas Huyssen Interviewed on Memory Studies in Politika
Andreas Hyussen, faculty fellow with the Women Mobilizing Memory Group and Villard Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, was interviewed by Patrick Esser for Politika.
Andreas Hyussen, faculty fellow with the Women Mobilizing Memory Group and Villard Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, was interviewed by Patrick Esser for Politika. In the interview he talks broadly about memory studies, touching on how the past and the present become entangled in his work.
In addition he discusses how incorporating the arts and humanities into memory culture can make for an interconnected world. The work done on postmemory by fellow working group member Marianne Hirsch is also a topic of conversation.
The full interview can be read here.