let’s light those trees!

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this week are below, and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the list, or if you have a correction, please let us know in the comments.

Recommended

• “Palaces for the People.” Tuesday, November 27, 5:30 – 7:30 PM. The Heyman Center, Second Floor Common Room. Speaker: Eric Klinenberg’ Respondents: Bruce Robbins, Shamus Khan, Kate Orff, Sharon Marcus
• “Unseen: Unpublished Black History from The New York Times Photo Archives.” Thursday, November 29, 6:30 – 8:30 PM. James Room, 4th floor of Barnard Hall. Darcy Eveleigh, Rachel L. Swarns, and Kim F. Hall. 
• “Susan Orlean: A conversation about the Library Book.” Thursday, November 30, 6 – 9 PM. Butler Library, Room 203. RSVP required.
• “All the Queen’s Horses” Movie Screening and Discussion with Director Kelly Richmond Pope.” Tuesday, November 27, 6:15 PM. Jerome Greene Hall, Room 102A.

Student Event Spotlight

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• Columbia Asian American Alliance is hosting their annual charity dinner, fashion show, and performance showcase on November 30, cultureSHOCK: Reclaim. Tickets are $10 general admission, or $12 for VIPs. All proceeds go to the Asian American Writers’ Workshop.
• Also on September 30, the Carribean Students Association is hosting their FINAL FETE in the Lerner Party Space! Tickets are $3 and available at the TIC.
• Not student hosted, but still exciting: Tree Lighting 2018! Watch College Walk light up, get some aesthetic pictures for your Instagram and finally snag your Columbia long sleeve from 5 – 7:30 on November 29.

Tuesday, November 27

• “Writers at Barnard: Anna Solomon, Mary Beth Keane, and Alexandra Horowitz.” 7 – 8 PM. Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd floor of Barnard Hall.
• “A Reading With Award-Winning Romanian Author Ioana Parvulescu.” 4:30 – 6:30 PM. International Affairs Building, Room 1219.
• “Reflections on Half a Century of Engagement with Russians.” 12 – 1:30 PM. International Affairs Building, Room 1219.
• “A Conversation with Leonid Volkov.” 6 – 8 PM. International Affairs Building, Room 1219.
• “Asian Americans & Affirmative Action | Understanding SFFA v. Harvard.” 6 PM. Jerome Greene Hall, Room 103. Jennifer Lee, Jin Hee Lee, Van C. Tran, Vincent Wong.

Wednesday, November 28

• “Slow Burn: A Delacorte conversation with Allison Benedikt & Leon Ney.” 6 – 7 PM. Pulitzer Hall, World Room. Professor Keith Gessen, in conversation with Allison Benedikt, executive editor of Slate, and Leon Neyfakh, creator of the hit podcast Slow Burn
• “Race, Justice, and Health with Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks | The Inaugural Event for the Medical Humanities and Ethics Department.” 6 – 8 PM. William Black Medical Research Building (650 W. 168 St), Alumni Auditorium.
• “Writing for Change: Discussion & Workshop with an Obama Speechwriter.” 6 – 8 PM. International Affairs Building, Room 1501. Zev Karlin-Neumann, former Speechwriter for President Obama’s National Security Council. Register here.
• “What (Jewish) Identity is Not…” 6:00 – 7:30 PM. Buell Hall,  East Gallery.  Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur. Register here.
• “Nonfiction Dialogues: Anne Fadiman.” Doors open: 6:30 PM (writing students), 6:45 PM (general public). Dodge Hall, Room 501.

Thursday, November 29

• “Advancing Human Rights in Sierra Leone: The Role of Prison Watch Sierra Leone.” 12:10 – 1:40 PM. Jerome Greene Hall, Room 105. Mambu Feika, Director of Prison Watch Sierra Leone (PWSL), Fellow of the Human Rights Advocates Program.
• “Flattening Faith: Searching for 3-Dimensional Religion in 2-Dimensional Fiction.” 6 – 8 PM. Earl Hall, The Dodge Room. Dr. A. David Lewis, Sara Alfageeh, S. A. Chakraborty, (Moderator) Hussein Rashid, PhD.
• “A Modern Middle Eastern Jewish Family: Challenging Stereotypes.” 6 – 7:30 PM. Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies. Dr. Liat Maggid-Alon. 
• “Symposium in Memory of Iuming Suez: Modernizing China through Diplomatic and Missionary Pursuits and Overseas Education.” 4 – 7 PM. East Asian Library, Room 300. Register here.
• “Linking with Ink: Teaching Creative Writing from Columbia University to Yerevan.” 7 PM. Dodge Hall, Room 413.  Taleen Mardirossian, Zoe Valery, Theresa Lin, Sarah Rosenthal. moderated by Dr. Nicole Vartanian.

Friday, November 30

• “Film Friday: Science Fair with Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster.” 6 – 9 PM. Pulitzer Hall, Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor. Pizza will be provided.
• “Book Talk: Have the Mountains Fallen? Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War by Jeffrey B. Lilley.” 12 – 1 PM. International Affairs Building, Room 1219.

Saturday, December 1

• “Truth and Truthiness: Belief, Authenticity, Rhetoric, and Spin in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.” 8 AM  – 6: 30 PM. Barnard Hall. See a full list of panels, panelists, and times/locations here. Register here (free for Barnard/Columbia students)