Issues for the week of February 26, 2020 - Public Seminar

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When Is It Time to Leave?

January 30, 2025Mary Karmelek

Black and white photo of destroyed german tank in Bosnia with figure

Curzio Malaparte’s War

January 30, 2025Adam Tooze

Crowd of Israeli men gather for a demonstration

Israel’s American History

January 29, 2025Oz Frankel, Claire Potter

January 23, 2025Catherine Texier

Diana holding Cupid's bow away from him

The Powerful Convergence of Past, Present, and Future in Catherine Texier’s Latest Novel

January 23, 2025Hannah McIntyre, Catherine Texier

K-Pop group Ateez on stage

The Blessings of K-Pop

January 23, 2025Abha Deshmukh

Parent writes at desk while using breast pump

Family Values or Family Exclusion?

January 22, 2025Elide Vincenti

Black and white image photograph of woman sitting next to bed on which a man's boots are visible

Downward Mobility as a Relative Loss in Economic Security

December 19, 2024Teresa Ghilarducci, Ludovica Tursini

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Social Capitalism: An Alternative to Neoliberalism

December 18, 2024Mark Setterfield

Dark blue book cover with a green plant and yellow and orange flowers. The text reads The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo.

The Witches of El Paso

December 11, 2024Luis Jaramillo

Generations of Women in The Witches of El Paso

December 11, 2024Marisol Aveline Delarosa, Luis Jaramillo

Clothing waste piles up on a beach

The Fashion for Baiting, Brainwashing, and Bullying

December 10, 2024Hannah McIntyre

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Week of February 26

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Culture
Black Socrates (1995)
Simon Critchley
Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy, New School for Social Research
A Proposal to “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again”
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young
Politics
The Specter of George McGovern’s Defeat in 1972
Bruce Miroff
Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, SUNY
The Four Hurdles and The Four Temptations of Bernie Sanders
Andrew Arato
Dorothy Hirshon Professor at The New School for Social Research
The Contemporary Art of Lying
Anna-Karin Selberg
Political philosopher, Södertörn University, Sweden
Democracy
The Cultural Counter Revolution in Brazil
Daniel Peres
Professor of Philosophy at Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil
Is Democratic Socialism in America’s Future?
Peter Dreier
E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics and chair of the Urban & Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College.
Solidarity Means Sharing In Active Freedom
Elzbieta Matynia
Professor of Sociology, New School for Social Research, Director of the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies