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…
NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge, Sloane Lab, and the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia invite you to a new discussion in the series “Co-Opting AI.” This will be a completely virtual event. This event will explore how past narratives and practices shape how we think about automation, intelligent machines, gods…
RSVPJoin the Institute for Public Knowledge on Wednesday, October 15th at 5:30 PM for a book talk with Carlo Rotella. He will discuss his new book What Can I Get Out of This?: Teaching and Learning in a Classroom Full of Skeptics with Leonard Cassuto and L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy. Carlo Rotella is a professor of English,…