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Need/Emergency: Political Theater in Exigent Times

Name: Need/Emergency: Political Theater in Exigent Times
Start: 2026-10-29T22:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-30T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Deutsches Haus, Columbia University

Starts: Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
Location: Deutsches Haus, Columbia University

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NYU German professor Benjamin Lewis Robinson discusses political theater, need and emergency through the thought of Hannah Arendt and Giorgio Agamben. A reception follows the talk. RSVP is required.

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Ends: 8:00 PM EDT
Format: In person
Location: Deutsches Haus, Columbia University, 420 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027, Manhattan
Organizer: Columbia Department of Germanic Languages

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NYU German professor Benjamin Lewis Robinson discusses political theater, need and emergency through the thought of Hannah Arendt and Giorgio Agamben. A reception follows the talk. RSVP is required.

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Last verified: September 23, 2026
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Time zone: America/New_York

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Why it belongs on GermanEvents

The talk connects Hannah Arendt with theater by Jelinek, Büchner, Kleist and Hölderlin.