During the month of his 200th birthday, the Goethe-Institut pays tribute to Karl Marx (born May 5, 1818) and invites New Yorkers to reflect about his legacy and to discuss the contemporary relevance of his work in a series of programs, presented in collaboration with Anthology Film Archives, the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.
May 1, 7:00pm
RAOUL PECK: THE YOUNG KARL MARX
Film screening, followed by a Q&A session with Brooklyn Institute faculty
Goethe-Institut, 30 Irving Place
May 5 & 6
MARX NOW
Symposium, with participants including Kali Akuno, Kate Aronoff, Drucilla Cornell, Benjamin Kunkel, Anwar Shaikh, Maria Svart, McKenzie Wark, among others
Goethe-Institut, 30 Irving Place
Please note that registration for this event is now closed. Walk-in admission will be granted on the basis of availability.
May 13, 12:00pm
NEWS FROM IDEOLOGICAL ANTIQUITY: MARX – EISENSTEIN – CAPITAL
Film screening
Goethe-Institut, 30 Irving Place
May 18-22
KARL MARX ON FILM
Film series, including rare screenings of Helmut Dziuba’s Moor and the Ravens of London
Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Avenue
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