Fordham Libraries and Fordham's Center for Jewish Studies present the art of Siona Benjamin. As a Bene Israel Jewish woman from India now living in the United States, Siona Benjamin is a Jewish artist creating cross-cultural and transcultural art. Her perspective bridges the traditional and the modern and sparks discourse across cultures. Having grown up
Come hear guest organist Anthony Rispo perform your favorite Halloween hits at this fun, informal organ concert. A Fordham Halloween tradition! Free admission and free candy!
The Emmy-nominated producer/screenwriter of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Apple TV’s Extrapolations will talk about what it takes to make great television about important issues—and how her Catholic faith and her passion for combating climate change inform her career and her craft. Dorothy Fortenberry will draw on an assortment of clips from shows she has
In conjunction with the exhibit “Yearning to Breathe: The Art of Siona Benjamin” at Fordham Univerisity’s Walsh Family and Quinn Libraries, we invite you to join us for a screening of the documentary Blue Like Me, profiling the Indian-American artist Siona Benjamin. Raised in the small Bene Israel Jewish community in Mumbai, India, Benjamin's art
This event includes a film screening and a discussion with director David Damian Figueroa. It is supported by the “Faculty Challenge and the Professor Connection” grants, presented in collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Visual Arts, curated by Fadi Skeiker, Ph.D., the department chair, and coordinated by Julianne Reid. The films include: Shura: Oscar-qualified and
Come see Kentucky, opening on Thursday, November 14 at Pope Auditorium at Fordham's Lincoln Center campus! Leah Nanako Winkler’s wry, refreshing, and playfully theatrical Kentucky is the second production of the MainStage 2025-26 season. Kentucky is a modern–day millennial version of The Odyssey, in which Hiro, a self-made woman “making it” in New York but
Continuing the dialogue sparked by University Press Week (November 11-15, 2024), join us for this event featuring authors from Fordham University Press’s Empire State Editions imprint. This panel will explore significant moments in New York City’s rich history and its ongoing transformation through the voices of these engaging authors. Moderator: David J. Goodwin, Assistant Director
Fordham English Professor Christopher GoGwilt will discuss his recent book, The K-Effect: Romanization, Modernism, and the Timing and Spacing of Print Culture, in a conversation hosted by Professor Stephen Hong Sohn. This event will include light refreshments, and there will be door prizes for attendees. About the Book The K-Effect shows how the roman alphabet has
The fall installment of the Voices Up! concert series at Fordham's Lincoln Center campus presents the world-renowned Cassatt String Quartet performing music by Black American composer Dorothy Rudd Moore, Russian titan Dimitri Shostakovich, and Fordham's own Lawrence Kramer. The program includes Moore's "Modes," described by the Cassatt as "hauntingly beautiful," a late quartet by Shostakovich,
