Kaufman Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
Susan Buck-Morss (Professor of Political Philosophy and Social Theory, Department of Government, Cornell University)
What connects the Liébana Beatus (the series of medieval Spanish illustrated texts of the Book of Revelation) to the Syrian Chronicles (apocalyptic texts) and the early Islamic civil wars (Kharijite messianism)? Could it be the wall paintings on the Ethiopian churches at Lalibala? Work in progress on the political theme: Who Owns Time?
