Of all the important parallels along the time-lines of Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu and Romare Bearden—tracings of their aesthetic influences and subjects—none is more important than music. In search of more and more evidence of a Blue Voyage along Anatolian routes that celebrated a rich ancient heritage, Eyüboğlu found the music made by such traditional instruments as the kemençe and the saz very inspiring. So often, not only does this artist present these instruments, music-makers, and dancers to...

Aromar Revi is a thought leader on urbanization, having planned two-thirds of India’s states. He directs the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, co-authored the urban section of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports and leads the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN) group on Sustainable Cities. According to Aromar Revi, “cities are the most important creation that humankind has created over the last 5000 years, but also the most deeply confounded...

“Coming to Terms” with Gendered Memories of Genocide, War, and Political Repression Soykırım, Savaş ve Siyasi Baskıların Cinsiyetlendirilmiş Anılarıyla “Yüzleşmek” Public Roundtables 17 September 2014 – DEPO 5:00pm-6:30pm - Gender, Memory, Activism / Cinsiyet, Hafıza, Aktivism Moderator: Yeşim Arat (Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, Turkey) Marita Sturken (Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU, USA) - Architectures of Memory, Architectures of Torture,...

Columbia Global Centers | Turkey and Studio-X Istanbul are pleased to invite you to a special panel discussion, the first of a series of public events designed to elaborate on the issues and themes of "The Good Cause: Architectures of Peace" and the "Vocabulary of Hospitality" exhibition. International Women’s Day, first celebrated in 1911, recognizes the achievements of women while calling for gender equality. With this in mind, we invite you to explore the intersections between gender...