The Wolfe Institute

The Wolfe Institute for the Humanities, founded by Ethyle R. Wolfe, supports excellence in research, publication, teaching, and all forms of academic discourse on the campus of Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or add us to your circle on Google Plus. To search by keyword, event, or specific person, please use the box below: var Swiftype = window.Swiftype || {}; (function() { Swiftype.key = 'NHE5rqYYFemTEBhFKKWh'; /** DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE **/ var script = document.createElement('script'); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.async = true; script.src = "//s.swiftypecdn.com/embed.js"; var entry = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; entry.parentNode.insertBefore(script, entry); }());

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"A robust affirmation of academic freedom is one that circulates to the entire college community, is publicly available, and supports the faculty's right to publish ont he controversial matters of public importance." These words have been published by the American Association of University Professors in solidarity with the recent attacks on academic freedom on one of Brooklyn College's faculty members. With the Professional Staff Congress, Brooklyn College is pleased to host Hans-Joerg Tiede, Senior Program Officer in the AAUP's Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance on Tuesday, January 30, from 12:30 to 2pm in Woody Tanger Auditorium. This lecture is a Frederic Ewen Lecture in Civil Liberties and Academic Freedom. Professor Ewen taught in the Department of English until he was forced into retirement in 1952 for refusing to testify in an investigation by the Senate Internal Security Committee of communism and public schools during the McCarthy era. Present a valid ID upon entry to campus to attend.

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Author Eleanor Henderson and Poet Rosa Alcala will be reading from their works on Wednesday, November 15 from 6 to 7:30pm in 2315 Boylan as part of the MFA Intergenre Reading Series. All visitor's must present a valid ID upon entering campus.

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Wolfe Fellowship Recipient Daniel Campos will present his book, Loving Immigrants in America, a philosophical account of a Central American immigrant's personal experience in the U.S. Join students and faculty for an enriching conversation about diverse immigrant experiences and their ethical implications in the current political context. Professor Campos will be in conversation with philosophy student Nimra Asif on Thursday, November 16, from 12:30 to 2pm in the State Lounge of the Student Center. Present your Brooklyn College/CUNY ID to enter. All visitor's must present valid ID upon entry to campus.

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Kristallnacht Memorial Lecture: viewing of the award-winning “Weapons of the Spirit” by Pierre Sauvage on 11/9 at 12:30pm in the Woody Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College Library.

The documentary film “Weapons of the Spirit” by Sauvage explores the humanity behind a rural French village, Le Chambon sur Lignon, who took in thousands of Jewish refugees, risking their own families.

Valid Brooklyn College/CUNY ID needed for entry. Visitor’s to the campus must present a valid ID at campus security upon entering.

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Jeremy Popkin, William T. Bryan Professor of History at the University of Kentucky, will speak on historical writing and incorporating new perspectives of race and gender while writing a history of the French Revolution for the general public.

Come listen to a historian’s perspective on Atlantic Revolutions on Monday, November 6 from 9:30 to 10:45am in the Woody Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College Library.

Present your Brooklyn College/CUNY ID to enter. Visitor’s must present valid ID upon entry to campus.

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Next weekend: Legacies of Pauline Oliveros, join us for a concert and talks on 11/3-11/4. The Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College is hosting this symposium in honor of the first anniversary of the passing of Oliveros, celebrating her pioneering practice is in the context of contemporary experimental music.

The symposium will feature two concerts, one on the evening of November 3 and one on the evening of November 4, and scholarly presentations on November 4.     

Present your Brooklyn College/CUNY ID to enter. Visitor’s must present valid ID at security gates upon entry.

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What is the goal of policing? How does it affect civilians? Come to the debate on November 14 @ 4:45 with Alex Vitale and Heather Mac Donald

Present your Brooklyn College/CUNY ID upon entering the Student Center. Visitor’s RSVP to [email protected]

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Tomorrow: Alan Felsenthal & Madeleine George will read from their works at Brooklyn College as part of MFA Intergenre Reading Series. 6pm in Barker Room, 2315 Boylan Hall.

Show your Brooklyn College/CUNY  ID to enter. Visitors can rsvp to [email protected]

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Gallery of Events: Spring 2016

Narratives of Revolution: March 8th 2016 with Laurie Halse Anderson and Benjamin L. Carp

Sala’s Gift: My Mother’s Holocaust Story with Ann Kirschner on May 5th

Hess Week- March 14th to March 18th

 Apartheid & Memoir on 3/14/2016

 Victoria's Big Secret on 3/14/2016

Speculative Nonfiction on 3/15/2016

Visualizing New York History: A Workshop with Vision Maker NYC on 3/15/2016

Military, War, and the Environment: Ecologies of the Aftermath on 3/16/2016

Robert L. Hess Memorial Lecture on 3/16/2016

How to Melt a Glacier in 3 Minutes: Telling Stories of Environmental Change on 3/17/2016

Bosses of the Biosphere? Earth Mastery, Plutocracy and Environmental Justice on 3/17/2016

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Join Dr. Rafael Medoff as he discusses his work on “FDR, the Jews and the Holocaust: New Research on an Explosive Historical Controversy”

This event will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 12:45 p.m to 2 p.m at the Woody Tanger Auditorium in the Brooklyn College Library.

For more information, please refer to the attached flyer and we hope to see you there.

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Join Sinan Antoon as he discusses the translation of his novel “The Corpse Washer” published by Yale University Press.

This event will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 11 a.m to 12:15 p.m at the Occidental Lounge, 5th Floor Brooklyn College Student Center.

For more information, please refer to the attached flyer and we hope to see you there.

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Join Anna Law, Michael Menser, and Michael Rawson as they discuss their work.

The event will be held on April 14, 2016 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Maroon Room, 6th FL at the Student Center.

Please see attached flyer for more information, and we hope to see you there.

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Join Carol Silverman as she discusses her work on the history of Balkan “Gypsy” music.

This event will on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 11 a.m to 12:15 p.m at the Tanger Auditorium.

For more information, please refer to the attached flyer and we hope to see you there.

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Join @MatthewBurgesss, Robert Booras, @ToddColbyPoet, Margaret Douglas, @helencphillips, and Lulu Sylbert as they read from their work.

The event will be held on Monday, April 11, 2016 from 3:40 to 4:55 p.m at the State Lounge, 5th Floor.

See attached flyer for more information.

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Join author @annkirschner as she discusses her book Sala’s Gift: My Mother’s Holocaust Story.

The event will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 11 a.m to 12:15 p.m in the Woody Tanger Auditorium.

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Join @miguelmacias and his ongoing documentary and discussion on Crisis of my Friends.

The event is on Monday, April 4th 2016 at 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Woody Tanger Auditorium, Library

For more information, please refer to the flyer. We hope to see you there.

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Featuring Sarah Aly, Ramzi Kassem, Moustafa Bayoumi, Rabia Ahsin Tarar and Aviva Stahl  this event addresses whether the NYPD should be spying on our campuses, held on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 3:40-4:45 p.m.