Cafés Columbia is a series of informal discussions, led by Columbia University faculty, focused broadly on the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Click on a Cafés Columbia poster to view upcoming programs.
Spring 2010 Session February 15 - Café Humanities The Politics of Memory and Human Rights Professor of German and Comparative Literature Andreas Huyssen February 22 - Café Social Sciences Endangered Watchdogs? Investigative Journalism in the Digital Age Investigative Journalist Sheila Coronel March 1 - Café Arts What Do You Do With Music? Professor of Music and Composer Brad Garton March 8 - Café Science The Conqueror Worm: What Model Organism Genetics Tells Us About Life Neurogeneticist and Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie March 15 - Café Humanities The Arabian Nights in Islamic Context Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies Muhsin al-Musawi March 22 - Café Social Sciences Shaded By Fear: A New Look at the New Deal Professor of Political Science and History Ira Katznelson April 5 - Café Arts The Architecture of the Hidden Professor of Architecture Yolande Daniels April 12 - Café Science Of Mice and Men: The Hunt For Mood Genes Neurobiologist René Hen April 19 - Café Humanities Women’s Secrets in Don Giovanni Musicologist Elaine Sisman April 26 - Café Social Sciences The 20th Century: View From the Middle East Middle East Historian Rashid Khalidi