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View Events ListBook Talk | Rodney Benson | How Media Ownership Matters
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge on Wednesday, April 23rd (5:30-7:00 PM) for a book talk with Rodney Benson. He will discuss his new book How Media Ownership Matters with Anya Schiffrin and Steven Waldman. Drawing on extensive interviews and a comparative analysis of more than 50 news outlets in the US, Sweden, and France,…
Discussion | Reece Peck | More than Money and Algorithms: The Cultural Roots of Trump’s Alt-Media Strategy
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the Global New Right Working Group on Tuesday, April 22nd at 5:30 PM for a lecture by Reece Peck, “More than Money and Algorithms: The Cultural Roots of Trump’s Alt-Media Strategy.” Following the presentation, Peck will be in conversation with Erica Robles-Anderson and Douglas Rushkoff. This presentation examines…
Postponed to Fall 2025: Co-Opting AI: Taxes
POSTPONED TO FALL 2025 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. Please register here. This event will discuss AI, taxation and fair distribution vis-à-vis strategies…
Co-Opting AI: Taxes
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. Please register here. This event will discuss AI, taxation and fair distribution vis-à-vis strategies for enhancing productivity and…
Working Group Meeting: The Past and Future of Work
Co-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…
Book Talk | Alice Driver | Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the Past and Future of Work Working Group on Wednesday, April 9th at 5:30 PM for a book talk with Alice Driver. She will discuss her new book Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company with Roger Horowitz and Eyal Press….
Discussion | Comparative Authoritarianisms
Join IPK’s Global New Right Working Group and the Remarque Institute on Thursday, April 3 (5:30-7:00 PM), to discuss the state of authoritarian governments and movements in 2025. Eliot Borenstein, a Russian & Slavic Studies scholar, and sociologist Julia Sonnevend, will examine the extreme right shifts in Russia and Hungary in recent decades. Mary Nolan,…
Discussion | From Empire to NYPD: Immigration, Colonial Policing, and the Making of Law Enforcement
Join IPK for a panel discussion, From Empire to NYPD: Immigration, Colonial Policing, and the Making of Law Enforcement, on Wednesday, April 2 (5:30-7:00 PM). The origins of policing in New York are deeply connected to empire and immigration enforcement. This panel will trace how colonial policing tactics—used to control populations abroad—were brought home, shaping…