The first session of the Core Conversations virtual book club begins with discussions of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (c. 1601) and Vishal Bhardwaj’s film adaptation, Haider (2014). This five-week session will examine the wages of colonialism and explore the interrelation between personal and political life, considering a question as urgent for us as for the Prince: whether it is possible to “have“ a politics beyond action itself.

Join the group now — from wherever you are, and on your schedule — to be part of this exciting reading experience.