Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. This week is short, but its events are as cool as ever. Our recommendations are below and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the list, or a correction, please leave them in the comments.

Recommended

  • “Culture of Violence: Examining Harmful Juvenile Justice Practices on Rikers Island” Lerner Satow Room, 7-9:00 PM. Jennifer Gonnerman, Taylonn Murphy, Angelo Pinto, Beth Powers. Food served. Learn more.
  • “Writers at Barnard: Mary Gordon, Mary Beth Keane, & Margaret Vandenburg” Barnard Sulzberger Parlor, Thursday 7:oo PM. Mary Gordon ’71, Mary Beth Keane ’99, Margaret Vandenburg. Learn more.
  • “Mo Yan and Chinese Literature” Low Memorial Library Rotunda, Friday 12:00 PM. Mo Yan. A World Leaders Forum event. Registration.

Wednesday, November 5

  • “Is Evil Still A Meaningful Concept Today?” Heyman Center 2nd Floor Common Room, 6:15 PM. Simona Forti, Adriana Cavarero, Miguel de Beistegui.
  • “Critics and Analytics: Presentation of the Past in the 9/11 Museum” IAB 918, 10-1:00 PM. Panel event.
  • “Keeping the Flute Magic with Isaac Mizrahi and Susan Bernofsky” 6:30-8:30 PM. Buell Hall East Gallery. Isaac Mizrahi, Susan Bernofsky.

Thursday, November 6

  • “Culture of Violence: Examining Harmful Juvenile Justice Practices on Rikers Island” Lerner Satow Room, 7-9:00 PM. Jennifer Gonnerman, Taylonn Murphy, Angelo Pinto, Beth Powers. Food served.
  • “Life Outsourced: Globalization and Transnational Surrogacy in India” Heyman Center 2nd Floor Common Room, 4:00 PM. Shamita Das Dasgupta, Sayantani DasGupta, Vaishali Sinha.
  • “Writers at Barnard: Mary Gordon ’71, Mary Beth Keane ’99, and Margaret Vandenburg” Barnard Hall Sulzberger Parlor, 7:oo PM. Mary Gordon, Mary Beth Keane, Margaret Vandenburg.
  • “Occupy Central: Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement” IAB 918, 12-1:30 PM. Jason Ng.

Friday, November 7

  • “Mo Yan and Chinese Literature” Low Memorial Library Rotunda, 12:00 PM. Mo Yan. A World Leaders Forum event. Registration.
  • “Michel Foucault: The Late Lectures” Buell Hall East Gallery, 3-5:00 PM. Colloquium.
  • “A Late Afternoon Conversation with Twyla” Barnard Hall Room 304, 4-5:30 PM. Twyla Tharp.