Stolen Valor, MLMs, and Private Roads
Past Present: Episode 96
In this week's episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate lying about Vietnam, multi-level marketing companies, and the privatization of public roads.
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Investigating Normal
Sara Hendren
Is it possible to engineer an inclusive social future? An artist in an engineering school, Sara Hendren's work is driven by questions about human ability in tech-driven cultures. What counts as normal capacity? Which technologies liberate, and which confine? Drawing from disability studies, design research, social practice art, and urban planning, ...
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MS-13, R. Kelly, and Doctor Who
Past Present: Episode 95
In this week's episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil debate the place of MS-13 in the history of street gangs, R. Kelly's sex cult, and the controversy over the first woman actor to play Doctor Who.
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LIVE! Libraries, the Hamptons, and the Summer of Love
Past Present Episode 93
In this week's special live episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia debate funding cuts for libraries, the history of the Hamptons, and the legacy of the Summer of Love.
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Michael Taussig | The New School
2017 ICSI Public Lecture
Sponsored by The New School for Social Research.
The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry will open part of its programming to the public – a series of lectures taught by this Summer's faculty cohort of K. Anthony Appiah (Professor of Philosophy and Law, NYU), David Harvey (Professor of Anthropology and Geography, CUNY), ...
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K. Anthony Appiah | The New School
2017 ICSI Public Lecture
Sponsored by The New School for Social Research.
The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry will open part of its programming to the public -- a series of lectures taught by this Summer's faculty cohort of K. Anthony Appiah (Professor of Philosophy and Law, NYU), David Harvey (Professor of Anthropology and Geography, CUNY), ...
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David Harvey | The New School
2017 ICSI Public Lecture
Sponsored by The New School for Social Research.
The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry will open part of its programming to the public -- a series of lectures taught by this Summer's faculty cohort of K. Anthony Appiah (Professor of Philosophy and Law, NYU), David Harvey (Professor of Anthropology and Geography, CUNY), ...
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Peter Berger’s Last Visit to The New School for Social Research
Revisiting The Social Construction of Reality
Although circumstances did not permit Peter Berger to attend in person The New School’s conference commemorating the upcoming fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Social Construction of Reality, it was wonderful to have him with us via Skype (nicely captured with me in the accompanying surreal photo). ...
Amazon & Whole Foods, Summer Jobs, and Gerrymandering
Past Present: Episode 89
In this week's episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil debate Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods, the disappearing teen summer job, and the politics of gerrymandering.
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Theresa May, Goop, and Father’s Day
Past Present: Episode 88
In this week's episode, Niki, Neil and Natalia debate the outcome of the recent British election, Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop, and the history of Father's Day.
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Pride Month, the Paris Accords, and Kathy Griffin
Past Present Episode 87
In this week's episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate the politics of pride marches, the history of climate change, and Kathy Griffin and the politics of offense.
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Radical Skin/Moderate Masks
Yassir Morsi
Pre-book launch event with Australia-based race critical scholar, Yassir Morsi in discussion with Arun Kundnani, author of 'The Muslims are Coming.'
Co-hosted by the Zolberg Institute for Migration Studies and the Department Sociology at The New School.
The event also launched the Rowman and Littlefield International Book Series, Challenging Migration Studies (edited ...
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