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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 4, 2019?

33 free events take place on Monday, February 4 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out February 4 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of February . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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33 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, February 4, 2019

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free events nyc Principal harpist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
free events nyc NY Times journalist interviews Pulitzer Prize winning playwright
free events nyc Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day
free events nyc Exploring Ethical Dilemmas in Journalism, with a Veteran New York Times Reporter
free events nyc A People’s Future of the United States: envisioning new futures for America
free events nyc The Moors: Dark Comedy About Love
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Workshop | Morning Meditation


Balance mind, body, and spirit in this Primordial Sound Meditation led by an instructor. Work with a personal mantra, a specific sound or vibration. Take part in a regular meditation practice that lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Tour | 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, any time of the day, choose one tour or many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
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10:00 am
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” This tour repeats every Monday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | City Hall tour


The tour of City Hall includes a discussion of the building's history, art, architecture, and civic function. The building is the oldest city hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions, such as the office of the Mayor of New York. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, New York City Hall is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Non-reservation City Hall tours take place each Wednesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Film | Marshall (2017): Story of the first African-American Supreme Court Justice


The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases. 118 min. Director: Reginald Hudlin. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson. At the 90th Academy Awards, Marshall received a nomination for Best Original Song for "Stand Up for Something". It received positive reviews from critics but grossed just $10 million against a $12 million budget.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” This tour repeats every Monday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Guided Historical Tour of the Columbia University Campus


Join this tour to learn more about the history, architecture, and sculpture of Columbia and the Morningside Heights campus. Whether you're an amateur New York City historian or visiting campus for the first time, you will leave the tour knowing more about our storied past. Given that the tour route is outdoors, please be aware that tours are occasionally suspended due to inclement weather.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Master Class | Principal harpist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra


Harpist Julia Rovinsky is Principal Harpist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and teaches at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Tel-Aviv University. In 2002 she won the Prime Minister Prize for best performance of Israeli music. In 1988 she won the national harp competition in Moscow. She was harpist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Leningrad and appeared as a soloist throughout Russia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Talk | Resume Help


Need help with resume writing? Not sure how to edit it? Get one-on-one assistance with writing your resume. Please bring a hard copy of your resume or a USB flash drive to save and edit it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Symposium | Feminism for the 99% and the New Feminist Wave


In preparation for the next transnational feminist strike on March 8th, this is a discussion about the new feminist wave with some of its protagonists and organizers from around the world and a conversation. Program: 4:00 p.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks: William Milberg (Director of the Heilbroner Center for Capitalist Studies) and Cinzia Arruzza (NSSR) 4:15–6:00 p.m.: The New Feminist Wave Speakers: Ximena Bustamante (IWS) Julia Cámara (National Coordination 8M, Spain) Luci Cavallero (Ni Una Menos, Argentina) Mayra Cotta De Souza (NSSR) Chair: Meg Beyer (IWS and NSSR) 6:00–6:15 p.m.: Break 6:15–8:00 p.m.: Feminism for the 99%. A Manifesto Speakers: Cinzia Arruzza Tithi Bhattacharya Nancy Fraser Barbara Smith (founder of the Combahee River Collective) Chair: Michelle O'Brien (IWS)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” This tour repeats every Monday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Awarded poet reads from her collections


Professor and poet Maureen McLane reads some of her work from various collections. Maureen McLane received the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2014, the National Book Award poetry jury described McLane’s This Blue as “an extended love song to the natural world, to the poignant fallibility of contemporary culture, and to the multifoliate possibilities of the poetic voice itself.” McLane has published widely on poetry and poetics, contemporary literature, and sexuality in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Chicago Tribune, Boston Review, the Washington Post, American Poet, and elsewhere.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Dance and sculpt


Move your body to the beat! Have fun while you exercise! Bring a towel or an exercise mat. Come in comfortable clothing. This workshop takes place every Monday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | iRest Yoga Nidra Practice


Build resiliency and creativity. Rewire your brain to greater ease - and balance your on-the-go life with evidence-based techniques in a non-denominational iRest yoga nidra practice. No previous experience needed. Work clothes are fine: come as you are. They have mats and blankets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:45 pm
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Author Reading | Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day


Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe explains how democracy actually develops, and how we should interpret the current wave of illiberalism sweeping Europe and the rest of the world. Author Sheri Berman is Professor of Political Science at Barnard College.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Film | Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005): Oscar-Nominated German Film


The film is a dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film for the 78th Academy Awards and won the Silver Prize as Best Film at the German Film Awards in 2005. Director: Marc Rothemund 120 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | The Truth About Men: What Men and Women Need to Know


New York Times bestselling author and Hollywood producer DeVon Franklin speaks out frankly and openly about why men behave the way they do and what everyone—men and women alike—need to know about it. We hear it all the time. Men cheat. Men love power. Men love sex. Men are greedy. Men are dogs. But is this the truth about men? In this groundbreaking book, DeVon Franklin dishes the real truth about men by making the compelling case that men aren’t dogs but all men share the same struggle. He uses the metaphor of a dog that needs training as a way to explore why behavior persists in men that can lead them to act against their vows, their integrity and even their character. DeVon provides the manual for how men can change, both on a personal and a societal level by providing practical solutions for helping men learn how to resist temptation, how to practice self-control and how to love. He argues the same discipline that drives men in their professional lives needs to be applied to their private lives. DeVon is also transparent about the challenges he faces daily as he endeavors to “Master the Dog” within. But The Truth About Men isn’t just for men. DeVon tells female readers everything they need to know about men. He offers women a real-time understanding of how men’s struggle effects them, insights that can help them navigate their relationships with men and information on how to heal from the damage that some misbehaving men may have inflicted. This book is a raw, informative, and compelling look at an issue that threatens to tear our society apart yet it offers a positive way forward for men and women alike. Restrictions may apply. Call store for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Wedding Present (1936): a romantic screwball comedy film


Charlie Mason and 'Rusty' Fleming are reporters for a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved. Charlie's mischievous shenanigans cause Rusty to move to New York. Charlie resigns his job and, along with gangster friend 'Smiles' Benson, he pursues Rusty to win her back before she marries a stuffy society author. 81 min. Director: Richard Wallace. Starring Cary Grant and Joan Bennett.
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Talk | NY Times journalist interviews Pulitzer Prize winning playwright


A conversation with Lynn Nottage, who was the first (and remains the only) woman to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice. She will be interviewed by The New York Times journalist and critic Elisabeth Vincentelli. Lynn Nottage is the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship, Steinberg "Mimi" Distinguished Playwright Award,PEN/Laura Pels Master Playwright Award, Merit and Literature Award from The Academy of Arts and Letters, Columbia University Provost Grant, Doris Duke Artist Award, The Joyce Foundation Commission Project & Grant, Madge Evans-Sidney Kingsley Award, Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for Creativity, The Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award, the inaugural Horton Foote Prize, Helen Hayes Award, the Lee Reynolds Award, and the Jewish World Watch iWitness Award. Elisabeth Vincentelli was former writer at The New York Post and former arts and entertainment editor at Time Out New York. Her writing has also appeared in LA Times, Slate, Salon, Rolling Stone and The Baffler, among others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Author Reading | A People’s Future of the United States: envisioning new futures for America


Some of today’s most imaginative writers of speculative fiction challenge old narratives of oppression by envisioning new futures for America. Featuring: Maria Dahvana Headley N.K. Jemisin Alice Sola Kim Victor LaValle Sam J. Miller Howard Zinn’s seminal 1980 work A People’s History of the United States challenged our understanding of the country’s past by uncovering its darker truths; nearly 40 years later A People’s Future of the United States challenges our visions of tomorrow with stories about freedom, love, and justice. While Zinn helped give voice to many whose histories had been overlooked—like the working poor and immigrant laborers—this new collection of stories restores a sense of justice to the generations of their offspring who have in turn been deprived of the right to create futures of their own design. A People’s Future of the United States comes to life as one of its editors, Victor LaValle, speaks with four contributors— Maria Dahvana Headley, N.K. Jemisin, Alice Sola Kim, and Sam J. Miller—about the fantasies and projections for the future of the country they have dared to imagine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Non volevo diventare un boss: An Italian TV Star's Story


Salvatore Esposito became famous playing the role of Genny Savastano in the TV series Gomorrah. But who lies behind those cold and heartless glances? Perhaps someone who grew up in close contact with the degradation and crime represented on screen, thus offering such a convincing portrayal? In this book, Esposito decided to tell his story, because he feels that his personal life has something particular that can offer inspiration to everyone, especially younger generations. In English.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage. Toward a New Relational Ethics


Felwine Sarr, co-author of the report with Bénédicte Savoy, will discuss his research during a panel discussion. The panel will explore the report’s proposals, and the issue of the restitution of pieces of African cultural heritage to their country of origin, as part of a new chapter in the global history of post-colonialism.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | To Keep The Sun Alive


Rabeah Ghaffari’s debut novel To Keep the Sun Alive brings readers to the northeastern city of Naishapur, Iran 1979 where the rumblings of revolution are starting to be felt. Ghaffari’s seamless narrative follows the members of one multigenerational family as they struggle to stay together as changing politics, corruption, and youthful fervor try to tear them apart. Rabeah Ghaffari was born in Iran and lives in New York City. She is a film editor and writer whose fiction was included in Reflections on Islamic Art and whose documentary, The Troupe, featured Tony Kushner. Her most recent feature-length screenplay, The Inheritors, was commissioned by producer and costume designer Patricia Field.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | East of Broadway in the 1950s: Growing Up Poor on West 105th Street


William Helmreich, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center, will talk about what it was like for him, as a child of Holocaust survivors, to grow up in the 1950s on 105th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues alongside his Puerto Rican, Italian, Black and Irish neighbors. He will focus on street life and culture, poverty, family life, the shops, restaurants and bakeries of the time, the parks, the projects, the local movie theaters and his experiences traveling around the city with his father which are what inspired him to write his latest series of books.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Exploring Ethical Dilemmas in Journalism, with a Veteran New York Times Reporter


Former New York Times journalist Claudia Deutsch discusses the ethical dilemmas she faced during her decades-long career, and those that journalists still face today. She'll examine bedrock issues like objectivity and the prohibition on the reporter becoming "part of the story," to more mundane questions like, "If your friend is an expert, can you interview her?" and, "When you've been given a product to review, is it okay to keep it?" And, of course, she'll discuss the journalistic dilemmas heightened by President Trump.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
$5

Author Reading | American Genius, A Comedy: A Historian's Tales


In the hypnotic, masterful American Genius, a former historian spending time in a residential home, mental institute, artist's colony, or sanitarium, is spinning tales of her life and ruminating on her many and varied preoccupations: chair design, textiles, pet deaths, family trauma, a lost brother, the Manson family, the Zulu alphabet, loneliness, memory, and sensitive skin, and what "sensitivity" means in our culture and society. Lynne Tillman is a novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic. Her novels are Haunted Houses; Motion Sickness; Cast in Doubt; No Lease on Life, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and American Genius, A Comedy. Her nonfiction books include The Velvet Years: Warhol’s Factory 1965–1967, with photographs by Stephen Shore; Bookstore: The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books & Co.; and What Would Lynne Tillman Do?, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. Her most recent short story collections are Someday This Will Be Funny and The Complete Madame Realism. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship and an Andy Warhol/Creative Capital Arts Writing Fellowship. Tillman is Professor/Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English at The University of Albany and teaches at the School of Visual Arts’ Art Criticism and Writing MFA Program in New York. She lives in Manhattan with bass player David Hofstra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Club | Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants: A Story of Michelangelo


In 1506, Michelangelo--a young but already renowned sculptor--is invited by the Sultan of Constantinople to design a bridge over the Golden Horn. The sultan has offered, alongside an enormous payment, the promise of immortality, since Leonardo da Vinci's design had been rejected: "You will surpass him in glory if you accept, for you will succeed where he has failed, and you will give the world a monument without equal." By Mathias Énard, translated from the French by Charlotte Mandel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | The Moors: Dark Comedy About Love


Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors, written by Jen Silverman ,is a dark comedy about loneliness, love and desperation. A student production.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Emmy-winning actor Henry Winkler presents his children's book Here's Hank: Everybody Is Somebody


In the final book of this bestselling easy-to-read series, Hank begins a new chapter! When a well-known author of a beloved book series visits Hank's school, he and his two best friends get the chance to be her guide for the day and introduce her at an assembly. But Hank, embarrassed by his struggles with reading, tries to hide the fact that he's never actually finished reading the author's books--or any book, for that matter! So Hank gets creative and makes up his own version of the story. But will everyone be able to tell fact from fiction? This bestselling series written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver is perfect for the transitional reader. With a unique, easy-to-read font, endless humor, and characters every kid would want to be friends with, any story with Hank is an adventure! Restrictions may apply. Call store for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Naturalizing the French Language


How does the king’s language become the mother tongue of a nation? This talk will explore the cultural politics of the French language around 1540, examining the famous Edict of Villers-Cotterêts—the law issued by François I that codifies the langage maternel francoys as the exclusive language of justice in France—alongside the visual aesthetic of Fontainebleau and the phonetic spelling reforms of Jacques Peletier du Mans in order to understand how French becomes “naturalized” as a national idiom. Speaker Katie Chenoweth is Assistant Professor of French at Princeton University. Her research focuses on the history of books and other media, with a concentration on the sixteenth century. Her first book, The Prosthetic Tongue: Printing Technology and the Rise of the French Language, is forthcoming in the Material Texts series with the University of Pennsylvania Press.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | CANCELLED***How Presidents and the FBI Have Been Portrayed in Fictional Films***CANCELLED


***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED*** Max Alvarez, who is a film scholar, cultural writer, historian and festival curator, presents an evening of film clips examining how Presidents have been portrayed in fictional films. Bob Herzberg will give a brief presentation on his book The FBI and the Movies: A History of the Bureau on Screen and Behind the Scenes in Hollywood. Business attire requested.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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