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News from the Paris Center, one of the 11 global centers of Columbia University. We collaborate with local and regional institutions to foster research, dialogue, and action that transcend borders and disciplines. Keep reading to learn about our work to advance knowledge and understanding in a changing world.
GSAPP Professor Mario Gooden is deepening his exploration of the intersections of race and space through an installation-performance project titled Black Holes Ain’t So Black.
Next year’s residency includes a journalist-in-residence, Hanna Liubakova, an exiled journalist and political analyst from Belarus. The 2024 residency period has been extended to accommodate two Palestinian artists, Maha Al-Daya and Doha Kahlout.
The 2025 – 2026 Faculty Visitors at Reid Hall will conduct research at Parisian institutions and contribute to podcasts, videos, and programs at the Columbia Global Paris Center and Institute for Ideas and Imagination.
This Fall, Paris Global Center launches a research grant dedicated to the key ideas of the contemporary world, in collaboration with the Institut mémoires de l’édition contemporaine (IMEC).
A new exhibition at the Reid Hall Caféothèque.
Early-career scholars who hold refugee status or have been forcibly displaced are invited to apply until March 19, 2025.
On December 11, the National Philharmonic of Ukraine hosted the “Re-Construction” concert, featuring works by Leo Ornstein and Simon Steen-Andersen.
As Ukrainian sovereignty and identity face direct threats, cultural diplomacy has emerged as a vital countermeasure.
The 1991 Project has successfully delivered dozens of instruments to young musicians and schools in Ukraine to preserve their cultural heritage.
In November, the Columbia Global Paris Center hosted a number of events, notably celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Helen Rogers Reid's gift of Reid Hall to Columbia University.