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Arendt Center for Ethical and Political Thinking at Bard The Arendt Center, which combines the digitized Hannah Arendt Archive with Bard’s Hannah Arendt Library, is dedicated to pursuing Arendt’s vision of returning thinking to politics. To consider problems and crises with the same kind of insight and independence that Arendt brought to bear on such themes as anti-Semitism, totalitarianism, and consumerism, the Center brings established intellectuals and young Fellows to Bard to try to comprehend the major issues of our time, from terror and torture to dissent and the environment. In the spring of 2009, the Center presented a roundtable discussion, “Hannah Arendt and the Banality of Evil: Reflections on Moral Blindness,” which featured speakers from Denmark, Russia, and several Northeast colleges. Bard undergraduates can serve as research assistants; participate in lectures and workshops; contribute to the Archive website, which includes timelines and discussions of Arendt’s life and works; write accounts of the books in the library collection and the notes Arendt has made in the books; and assist in conferences.
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