Fascism in America: Reflections on the 1930s
American Academy Lecture at HCA
William Hitchcock
New Works on Empire, Ecology, and the Nonhuman
Nina Maria Gorrissen Lecture
Candice Lin
American Dystopia, American Utopia
American Academy Lecture at DAI-Nürnberg
Alexandra Kleeman
Moral Interpretations of the Book of Job
Charles Haimoff Lecture in German Studies
Karen Feldman
Democracy and the Rule of Law under Pressure: A Transatlantic Discussion
Panel Discussion at BBAW
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The 2025-26 Berlin Journal
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The Fall 2025 Program
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William Hitchcock is working on a book entitled "A Shadow over the World: American Democracy in the Age of Fascism, 1922-1941."
Karen Feldman is researching the rhetorical, epistemic, and affective dimensions of moralizing, primarily in philosophical texts.
Alexandra Kleeman is working on “The Taxon Cycle,” a quasi-utopian novel about monetary systems on the brink of collapse and transition.
Jacob S. Hacker is conducting research on the US Democratic Party and proffering thoughts on its future.
Nora Krug is working on “Revenge,” a collection of visual biographies and reflections on the subject of revenge and war, across conflicts, cultures, and societies.
Ross Perlin is co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a research institute dedicated to documenting endangered languages in New York City and beyond.
Chloe Thurston is writing a book called "Investing in America: The Politics and Political Development of an Asset-Based Society."
Jamaica Kincaid is working on a novel involving the Greek mythological figure Cassandra.
Oona Hathaway examines the breakdown of international humanitarian law in the wars since 9/11.
New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert is writing a book about ice ages that conveys the importance of environmental "feedbacks."
Saul Zaritt is working on “Yiddish Trash,” a study of popular Yiddish fiction of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Justin Torres is working on “The Rule of Three," a novel about three bachelor brothers, all in their forties, in a shared moment of crisis.