What can NYC’s radical history tell us about the roots of Zohran Mamdani’s win, what challenges he’ll face in office, and how they might play out? Join the Institute for Public Knowledge on Wednesday, November 12 (5:30-7:00 PM) for an event with Daniel Wortel-London. He will discuss his book The Menace of Prosperity: New York…
The NYU Institute for Public Knowledge invites you to a conversation about what’s happened to youth sports in America, featuring William Hoynes, professor of sociology at Vassar College and co-author of More Than Just a Game, Kevin McCarthy, Executive Director of the Downtown United Soccer Club and former coach at Columbia University, and Kim Wyant, former USWNT player and head coach…
Co-coordinators: Danya Glabau, 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…
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the Remarque Institute on Wednesday, November 5 (5:30-7:00 PM) for an event with Michael McCarthy. He will discuss his book The Master’s Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (And a Radical Plan to Rebuild It) with Shahin Vallée. Michael A. McCarthy is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director…
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge on Monday, November 3 (5:30-7:00 PM) for an event with Paul Starr. He will discuss his book American Contradiction: Revolution and Revenge from the 1950s to Now with Maria Abascal and Tom Sugrue. Paul Starr is professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University and founding coeditor of…
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the Past and Future of Work Working Group on Wednesday, October 29th at 5:30 PM for a book talk with Ryan Patrick Murphy. He will discuss his new book Teamsters Metropolis with Patrick Egan and Ruth Milkman. Ryan Patrick Murphy is Associate Professor of History at Earlham College….
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the Past and Future of Work Working Group on Wednesday, October 29th at 5:30 PM for a book talk with Ryan Patrick Murphy. He will discuss his new book Teamsters Metropolis with Patrick Egan and Ruth Milkman. Ryan Patrick Murphy is Associate Professor of History at Earlham College….
Join Center CIRCL, NYU Steinhardt, and the Institute for Public Knowledge on October 28th from 5:30pm – 7pm for a Fireside Chat and Book Signing with the author of the Fall 2025 Book Club pick: Original Sins by Dr. Eve L. Ewing, moderated by NYU Professor and IPK Visiting Scholar R. L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy. Eve L….
RSVPJoin the Institute for Public Knowledge on Wednesday, October 22 (5:30-7:00 PM) for an event with Jonathan Tarleton. He will discuss his book Homes for Living: The Fight for Social Housing and a New American Commons, with Sophie Gonick and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro. Jonathan Tarleton is a writer, urban planner, and oral historian. He previously served…