David Freedberg’s Iconoclasm, published in 2021, is the result of five decades of foundational study on the topic. On Friday, January 28, Deputy Events Editor Ava Slocum attended the Society of Fellows and the Heyman Center for the Humanities’s discussion of Freedberg’s newest work.

In the fourth installment of the Lewis-Ezekoye Distinguished Lecture in Africana Studies, physics and women’s studies professor Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein spoke about access to cosmological studies and the importance of Black feminist analysis in science.

On Wednesday, Staff Writer Charles Bonkowsky attended Angelo Caglioti’s lecture, Science and Fascism, or Fascist Science? Meteorology, Empire, and anti-Semitism in Fascist Italy through Columbia’s Center for Science and Society.

This week, events take a look into the past and out to the future. Here at Bwog, we do our best to bring your attention to important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you have a correction, let us know in the comments or email events@bwog.com.

On Wednesday, January 19, Deputy Events Editor Ava Slocum attended the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender’s discussion of The Inheritance, the 2021 graphic novel memoir by Professor Elizabeth Povinelli.

Welcome back to school, dear readers! Here at Bwog, we do our best to bring your attention to important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you notice any events excluded from our coverage or have a correction, let us know in the comments or email events@bwog.com.

On Wednesday afternoon, Staff Writers Linus Glenhaber and Simon Panfilio attended a virtual seminar held by Columbia’s Harriman Institute.

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On Friday morning, Staff Writer Simon Panfilio and Senior Staff Writer Charlotte Slovin attended a Committee on Global Thought event on changes in the art museum world.

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On Thursday, journalist and Chief Audience Officer of nonprofit news organization Capital B, Akoto Ofori Atta, and Athena Center director Umbreen Bhatti discuss the need for news-writing for Black audiences in the wake of divisive elections and the rise of social media misinformation. 

From same-day delivery access to internet availability, algorithms built with problematic data are influencing our daily lives and exacerbating structural racism and inequality. The Undesign the Redline @ Barnard Symposium aimed to shed light on a serious and often-overlooked issue: digital redlining.

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Panelists discussed a wide range of speech-related topics, from the Bill of Rights to the recent bomb threats to Columbia’s campus. 

On Wednesday, November 17, Italian language writers Jhumpa Lahiri and Amara Lakhous joined the European Institute for a conversation about writing in Italian, migration/mobility, and belonging.