Join the Institute for Public Knowledge on September 18th at 5:30 PM for a book talk with Mirca Madianou. She will discuss her new book Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmful with Erica Robles-Anderson and Simone Zhang. Mirca Madianou is Professor in the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies and co-Director of the…
RSVPJoin the Institute for Public Knowledge on September 23rd at 5:30 PM for a book talk with Julia Sonnevend in conversation with John Jost and Iddo Tavory. She will discuss her new book Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics. Julia Sonnevend is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Communications at The New School for Social Research…
RSVPJoin the Institute for Public Knowledge on September 25th at 5:30 PM for a book talk with Jessica Calarco. She will discuss her new book Holding it Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net with Kathleen Gerson and Rhacel Salazar Parreñas. Jessica Calarco is Associate Professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin. An expert…
RSVPCo-coordinators: Jacob Remes, Maia Silber, and Caitlin Zaloom “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…
RSVPJoin IPK for a panel discussion centered around the fifth anniversary of the Green New Deal, which was introduced as a congressional resolution in 2019. The event will focus on the current state of the Green New Deal, the broader climate justice movement, and will evaluate other recent efforts by activists and legislators to enact…
RSVPIs 2024 a Repeat of 1968? Join IPK on Tuesday, October 1 (5:30-7:00 PM), for a discussion on the historical parallels between the late 1960s and today. Panelists will examine the links between the Vietnam era and present-day Gaza war protests and contextualize the unique presidential campaigns of 1968 and 2024. Chenjerai Kumanyika is an…
RSVPJoin the Institute for Public Knowledge on October 9th at 5:30 PM for a book talk with Lisa Messeri. She will discuss her new book In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles in conversation with Faye Ginsburg and Natasha Schull. Lisa Messeri is an associate professor of sociocultural anthropology…
RSVPJoin the Institute for Public Knowledge on October 16th at 5:30 PM for a book talk with Allison Pugh. She will discuss her new book The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World with Gullermina Altomonte and Mona Sloane. Allison Pugh is a professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University. She…
RSVPJoin the Institute for Public Knowledge on October 23nd at 5:30 PM for a discussion between John Ganz and Rick Perlstein. The two will discuss the American right of the 1990s and its influence on 21st century politics. John Ganz is the author of the New York Times bestseller When the Clock Broke: Con Men,…
RSVPJoin the Institute for Public Knowledge on October 24th at 5:30 PM for a dual book talk with Lauren Lassabe Shepherd and David Austin Walsh, two historians whose work focuses on the history of mid-20th century conservatism. AJ Bauer will moderate the discussion. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd is a historian of the American academy, especially its…
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