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 the evolving relationship between AI and libraries reshapes our understanding of access to…
RSVPJoin the Institute for Public Knowledge on Tuesday, November 18 (5:30-7:00 PM) for an event with Andrew Ross. He will discuss his book The Weather Report: A Journey Through Unsettled Climates with Neferti Tadiar and Moustafa Bayoumi. Andrew Ross is a social activist and Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU, where he also…
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the Global New Right Working Group on Monday, November 17th (5:30-7:00 PM) for a book talk with Chelsea Ebin. She will discuss her new book The Radical Mind: The Origins of Right-Wing Catholic and Protestant Coalition Building with Joe Lowndes. Chelsea Ebin is an assistant professor of political…
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge, the AI in Society Working Group, NYU XE, and the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology on Monday, November 17th to learn about the recently released book, AI and Assembly: Coming Together and Apart in a Datafied World (Stanford University Press, 2025). The co-editors of the book, including NYU…
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….