Join the Institute for Public Knowledge on September 4th at 5:30 PM for a book talk with Sasha Abramsky. He will discuss his new book Chaos Comes Calling: The Battle Against the Far-Right Takeover of Small-Town America with Jeff Sharlet. Sasha Abramsky is a long-time political journalist and book author who has spent the last thirty…
RSVPJoin 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. Mirca Madianou is Professor in the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies and co-Director of the Migrant Futures Institute…
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. She will discuss her new book Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics. Julia Sonnevend is Associate Professor of Sociology and Communications at The New School for Social Research. She is…
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. Jessica Calarco is Associate Professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin. An expert on families, schools, and…
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…
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