Lectures on Tap - The Power of Monuments: Empire, Memory, and Public Space

Join us for an engaging evening where professors, experts, and storytellers bring their thought-provoking lectures to your favorite bar in Dumbo, Brooklyn!

Hosted by the Lectures on Tap team.

🗓️ Date: August 19th, 2025

🕡 Time: 6:30 PM

📍 Location: Dumbo Brooklyn (exact address provided in confirmation email)

📚 Lecture: “The Power of Monuments: Empire, Memory, and Public Spaces”

🎤 Speaker: Dr. Ilk Yasha

This lecture delves into the fascinating role of monuments as extensions of state power and imperial ideology. Join Dr. Ilk Yasha as we trace the history of the public commons and explore how these structures reflect, reinforce, or challenge dominant narratives throughout time.

We’ll consider how communities grapple with the complex legacies that monuments carry and envision new possibilities for the spaces they occupy. Whether you are interested in history, art, or social justice, this discussion promises to engage and inspire critical thinking about our public spaces and collective memory.

Dr. Ilk Yasha is an independent curator, educator, and facilitator at New York University and the Studio Museum in Harlem, where he explores the intersection of art and community.

Don’t miss this opportunity to reflect on the power of monuments and their impact on our society!

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.

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