Expert-led classes in art, culture, music, literature, history, politics, and more. Live and online: roundtable.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.social/post/3mg63mizkrs2bIt’s hard to imagine New York City without Robert Moses. He built parks and parkways at unprecedented scale — and tore through neighborhoods with equal force. In this class, Cornell historian Thomas J. Campanella examines his complicated legacy: tr.ee/lHXBHJ #newyorkcity #urbandesign #robertmoses https://tr.ee/lHXBHJ03 Mar 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:jpf6f5lrhecw34bmxrlhctb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg63mizkrs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.social/post/3mer6omqsgk2hHannibal’s Alpine crossing is back in the headlines. In @nytimes.com, historian Eve Macdonald weighs in on what new evidence reveals about Carthage’s most famous campaign. Explore more in her Roundtable class: https://roundtable.org/live-courses/history/myth-vs-reality-carthage-a-new-history https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/science/hannibal-war-elephants-carthage.html?login=email&auth=login-email13 Feb 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:jpf6f5lrhecw34bmxrlhctb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer6omqsgk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.social/post/3megubu2cn224From the Super Bowl halftime show to protest songs across centuries, music has always been a tool of power. When Bad Bunny takes the stage, he’s asserting identity—not just performing. Our Roundtable class traces American protest music from the Revolution to today: tr.ee/XIOeCu https://tr.ee/XIOeCu09 Feb 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:jpf6f5lrhecw34bmxrlhctb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3megubu2cn224https://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.social/post/3mdkzuhrn6k2vWhat’s really happening inside Iran? Happening today: a live conversation with Robin Wright, one of the world’s leading experts on Iran and the Middle East. Register now: tr.ee/iM9Unt #Iran #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #WorldNews #CurrentEvents #USPolitics https://roundtable.org/live-courses/politics/iran-in-crisis-a-conversation-with-robin-wright29 Jan 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:jpf6f5lrhecw34bmxrlhctb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkzuhrn6k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.social/post/3mbrm5tv66k2jWhy do certain colors carry such power? @colourwoman.bsky.social returns to explore the histories of blue, yellow, black (and white!) from lapis lazuli and chrome yellow to Whistler’s 'Symphony in White.' Register now → tr.ee/h6kiir https://tr.ee/h6kiir06 Jan 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:jpf6f5lrhecw34bmxrlhctb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrm5tv66k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.social/post/3mae2sfo6wc2zThe concerto began as a conversation — a solo voice set against the collective. From Vivaldi and Bach to Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Grieg, this form evolved into one of music’s most expressive dialogues. Explore its history with Dr. Gil Harel → tr.ee/8yrseC https://tr.ee/8yrseC19 Dec 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:jpf6f5lrhecw34bmxrlhctb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mae2sfo6wc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.social/post/3ma6xhegz3c2tYesterday marked 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth. Long framed as “dear Aunt Jane,” she was deeply engaged with the political upheavals of her time — from revolution to slavery to women’s rights. A new Roundtable class explores that tension → Enroll now: tr.ee/kSDa0X #JaneAusten https://tr.ee/kSDa0X17 Dec 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:jpf6f5lrhecw34bmxrlhctb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6xhegz3c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.social/post/3ma4odhaj7s2hBefore writing, before cities, humans learned to make meaning through voice, gesture, and marks on stone. Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger traces how speech, symbol, and image shaped human thought — from cave art to writing. Join the class: tr.ee/GuSzcC https://tr.ee/GuSzcC16 Dec 2025 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:jpf6f5lrhecw34bmxrlhctb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4odhaj7s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.social/post/3ma4gnhfml22dMany New Yorkers feel the @metmuseum.org belongs to them. But the museum was founded by robber barons and shaped, early on, by the idea that visitors should feel “gratitude to the rich men of this country.” So who does the Met belong to, really? Join the conversation: tr.ee/arBBSg https://tr.ee/arBBSg16 Dec 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:jpf6f5lrhecw34bmxrlhctb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4gnhfml22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/roundtable92ny.bsky.social/post/3ma2idksjds2vThe human voice is our oldest technology. It binds us together, carries memory—and can also be weaponized to persuade, distort, and divide. 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