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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 7d

Why do we need JOY and how did we come to curate this year’s #ArendtCon2025 speakers? Hear @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social go in-depth on @wamcradio.bsky.social with Joe Donahue. #HannahArendt #JoyInDarkTimes

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The Hannah Arendt Center presents "JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times" on 10/16-10/17

The Hannah Arendt Center's 17th annual fall conference, “JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times,” will offer a crucial lens for finding meaning and connection amidst today's fractured world. Bringing tog...

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 9d

Join us tonight at 6p for a film screening of #HannahArendt Facing Tyranny at @bardcollege.bsky.social! With snacks and Q&A with the film makers, @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social, and Leon Botstein.

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Hannah Arendt Facing Tyranny Screening and Discussion

Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny takes a closer look at one of the most fearless political writers of modern times. This is a rare opportunity to watch the film, which is being introduced by award-winnin...

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 11d

New episode live NOW! 📻

How can we find joy in dark times? 🌞 Roger Berkowitz, founder of the The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and the Humanities at Bard College, explores this question in the new episode of Harvesting Happiness.

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 12d

Great conversation this week about #arendtcon2025 and #joyindarktimes on Radio Kingston. Huge thanks to HAC Senior Fellow Thomas Bartscherer and @bardcollege.bsky.social alumn Nikita Nelin ‘09.

Listen here:

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Joy in Dark Times with Thomas Bartscherer and Nikita Nelin - Radio Kingston

Hannah Arendt Center's Senior Fellow Thomas Bartscherer hosts a conversation with Nikita Nelin, a West Coast-based somatic therapist, and Bard College alum '09. They discuss the upcoming 17th annual f...

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 13d

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Rebecca Taylor FRSA @rebeccataylor.bsky.social · 13d

Confession: Philosophy is my coping mechanism, especially during crazy times like these.

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 13d

❤️❤️❤️ that our podcast Reading Hannah Arendt with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social is on your top listen list! Thank you for sharing!

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks to @mikecosper.bsky.social for another great convo on The Bulletin: Unpacking Trump's Revolution with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

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And join us on Fridays as we read #HannahArendt "On Revolution" in our podcast and Virtual Reading Group!

Kilmeade’s Comments, Rubio Visits Israel, and the Trump Revolution

Podcast Episode · The Bulletin · 09/16/2025 · 51m

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks to @wamcradio.bsky.social for having @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social back on The Roundtable yesterday!

Listen here:

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9/17/25 Panel

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professo...

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 21d

View our new conference commercial and register to join us in October at hac.bard.edu at @bardcollege.bsky.social

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JOY Conference Trailer #shorts

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 22d

We had a great evening last night with @chatterton.bsky.social and @oblongbooks.bsky.social discussing “Summer of our Discontent” with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

Join us again at the JOY conference @bardcollege.bsky.social October 16-17! hac.bard.edu/joy-2025

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 26d

New episode of Reading #HannahArendt with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social out now on hac.podbean.com!

We just finished our reading of "The Life of the Mind" and today we start "On Revolution." Learn more at hac.bard.edu.

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Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind, Book II Willing, Conclusions, Sections 13, 14, and 15 #shorts

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Cerberus 🇨🇦 @cerberus25.bsky.social · 28d

This is a great group and podcast.
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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks! So glad you’re enjoying it!

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 28d

Coming Monday 9/15 at 6:30 pm at @bardcollege.bsky.social Thomas Chatterton Williams will discuss his new book with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

RSVP to our partners at @oblongbooks.bsky.social

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 29d

Our #VirtualReadingGroup starts a new book this week! Join now, or listen later on the #podcast #ReadingHannahArendt with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

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The Hannah Arendt Center Virtual Reading Group begins a new book this week, On Revolution #shorts

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · Sep 5

In this bonus episode of our podcast, host @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social reads from and discusses his two recent essays. (Find them on Medium and in the podcast show notes!)

Out now at hac.podbean.com.

#philosophy #politics #illiberalism #Stalinism #Maoism #Trumpism #ReadingHannahArendt #podcast

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks to @wamcradio.bsky.social for hosting @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social on yesterday's Roundtable! Listen here: www.wamc.org/podcast/the-...

9/3/25 Panel

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professo...

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · Sep 1

“Labor Day is meant to honor laboring, but for me it marks a new beginning… I am preparing to teach my seminar on “Truth and Politics.” Few questions feel more urgent today: what is truth, and can we live without it?” - @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

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Truth and the Necessity of Lying

by Roger Berkowitz

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thrilled to share this conversation: host @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social + Sonita Alizadeh '23, human rights champion and groundbreaking rapper. Hear her powerful journey from Afghanistan to @bardcollege.bsky.social to Global Rhodes Scholar to memoirist. Out now at hac.podbean.com.

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · Aug 26

With thanks to Public Seminar, the online publication of the @nssrnews.bsky.social for the reprint of @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social essay! Find it here: publicseminar.org/2025/08/the-...

The Revolution Against Legitimacy - Public Seminar

To the new revolutionary class of the second Trump era, legitimacy itself is an unjust claim of power, Roger Berkowitz writes.

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · Aug 25

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No Question Marks, Just Exclamation Points

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · Aug 20

Published by @degruyterbrill.bsky.social 🙏

Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · Aug 20

Introducing the Yearbook, featuring essays by our #arendtcon2024 speakers at Bard College, along with classic reflections from thinkers like Appiah, Arendt, Kant, Freud, and more. Pre-order at www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb... or join HAC.bard.edu at $135+ and get a copy FREE!

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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · Aug 8

New episode of Reading #HannahArendt with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social out now on your favorite #podcast platform! This week’s philosophical debate: memory!

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Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind, Book II Willing, Chapter 3, Sections 11 and 12 #short

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De Gruyter Brill Philosophy @dgb-philosophy.bsky.social · Aug 6

We're so happy to see this project coming to life! 📖
Huge thanks to everyone involved, including @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social
We're already looking forward to publishing the next volume!

Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our new Yearbook is here, beautifully published by @degruyterbrill.bksy.social — essays from #ArendtCon2024 + historical texts on #tribalism, inspired by Lapham’s Quarterly (which is now part of the @bardcollege.bksy.social family) — shipping now to HAC members!

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