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Events
Book Launch
Book Talk | Thomas Frank | The Creativity Con: How Innovation Became America’s Biggest Racket
7pm
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the AI in Society Working Group on Monday, October 19 (5:30-7:00 PM) for an event with Thomas Frank. He will discuss his book, The Creativity Con: How Innovation Became America’s Biggest Racket, with Liza Featherstone. Thomas Frank is the bestselling author of What’s the Matter With Kansas?; Listen,...
Book Launch
Book Talk | Julia R. Azari | Backlash Presidents: Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History
7pm
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the John Brademas Center on Wednesday, October 21 (5:30-7:00 PM) for an event with Julia R. Azari. She will discuss her book, Backlash Presidents: Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History, with Patrick J. Egan and Joe Lowndes. Moderated by IPK’s Associate Director Michael Koncewicz. Julia R. Azari...
Working Group Meeting
Working Group Meeting: The Past and Future of Work
2pm
Co-coordinators: Spencer Kaplan, Maggie Jack, and Maia Silber “The Past and Future of Work” group will situate ongoing conversations about the impact of technological change on the 21st-century workforce within histories and institutions of labor. Together, participants will examine the rise of artificial intelligence, the emergence of “gig” platforms, and the transition to remote work...
