The Vault

By New York Institute for the HumanitiesSociety & Culture Arts

The Vault episodes

September 25, 2018 V. S. Naipaul (part 2): A Bend in the River
The work of V. S. Naipaul, who died in August 2018 at age 85, provided an excoriating examination of what it means to be a colonial and postcolonial subject. In 1979, the novelist paid a visit to NYU in order to deliver the James Lectures at the New York Institute for the Humanities. In the second of two archival episodes, Naipaul reads an excerpt from his 1971 novel In a Free State and a passage from his then-just-released A Bend in the River, soon to become one of his most celebrated—and controversial—works.
Special thanks to DJ Cashmere for his work on this episode.

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39 min
September 25, 2018 V.S. Naipaul (part 1) : In A Free State
The work of V.S. Naipaul, who died in August 2018 at age 85, explored the depths of the postcolonial experience, beginning with his youth in his native Trinidad. In 1979, the novelist visited NYU to deliver the New York Institute for the Humanities’ James Lectures. In the first of two archival episodes, Naipaul lectures on his experience as a young reader and in the “incomplete space” of the Caribbean and reads from his Booker Prize-winning 1971 novel In a Free State.
Special thanks to DJ Cashmere for his work on this episode.

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34 min
September 21, 2018 An Introduction to NYIH Studios
Welcome to the New York Institute for the Humanities podcast. Learn more about the history of the Institute and our shows.

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2 min
September 07, 2018 Elizabeth Holtzman on Impeachment
As a new member of Congress in 1973, Elizabeth Holtzman participated in deliberations over the possible impeachment of Richard Nixon. In this lecture given in 2006, she reflects on the legacy of impeachment from Nixon to Bill Clinton and argues for its use against George W. Bush.

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32 min