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Democracy in Danger: A Conversation with Daniel Ziblatt
On Wednesday, May 6, members of the Bard College Berlin community and the wider Berlin public gathered at the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung for a conversation between Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of Government at Harvard University and Joshua Yaffa, BCB Writer in Residence, about the erosion of democracy in the US and the prospects for its restoration.
The Self at Scale: A Workshop on Autofiction
On Monday and Tuesday, 4 and 5 May, 2026, BCB faculty and students, as well as invited scholars and practitioners from literature and the arts convened at the Institute for Cultural Inquiry (ICI) Berlin to discuss the contemporary genre of autofiction. The workshop was organized and introduced by BCB faculty members Laura Scuriatti, James Harker and Clio Nicastro.
More News
- “Academic freedom means conducting research without fear": Visiting scholar interview with HU Berlin about Smolny Beyond Borders
- Spring 2026 Graduates Complete Their Theses
- Erick Moreno Superlano ‘22 Writes About His Migrant Experience
- Aziza Izamova ‘21 will co-curate the Uzbekistan Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale
- Writing Well: Advice from Author and Editor Hugh Eakin
- Prof. Dr. Matthias Hurst publishes new essay on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and its filmic adaptations
- Safar Amin ‘26 Admitted to the University of Oxford for a Masters of Philosophy in Development Studies
Upcoming Events
- Aug 07Friday
Weeks of Welcome Multiple Locations - 5/23Saturday
GHEA21 Women, Peace and Security Studies Conference 11:00 am – 5:00 pm CET/GMT+1
Online - 5/20Wednesday
Open Eyes, Open Source: a gathering on digital investigations for human rights 11:00 am – 5:00 pm CET/GMT+1
Publix (Hermannstr. 90, 12051 Berlin) - 5/19Tuesday
Beethoven's „Geistertrio“ and Brahm's piano quintet 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm CET/GMT+1
Konzerthaus Berlin, Kleiner Saal, Gendarmenmarkt 2, 10117 Berlin
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