Join the Institute for Public Knowledge on Tuesday, October 29 (5:30-7:00 PM) for a discussion between Michael Meeropol and Hannah Gurman. They will discuss the legacy of McCarthyism in the age of Trump. Michael Meeropol graduated from Swarthmore in 1964 with a Major in Economics and Minors in History and Philosophy. After earning a second…
NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge, Sloane Lab, and the Karsh Institute of Democracy 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 spotlight how AI systems intervene into one of the most fundamental aspects of society: designing and constructing dwellings….
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge for a book talk on Children of a Modest Star with authors Jonathan S. Blake and Nils Gilman, on October 23rd at 5:30 PM. In the groundbreaking Children of a Modest Star, Jonathan S. Blake and Nils Gilman not only challenge dominant ways of thinking about humanity’s relationship to…
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the Global New Right Working Group on October 24th at 5:30 PM for a dual book talk with Lauren Lassabe Shepherd and David Austin Walsh, two historians whose work focuses on the history of mid-20th century conservatism. AJ Bauer will moderate the discussion. This event will be hybrid,…
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge on October 23nd at 5:30 PM for a discussion between John Ganz and Rick Perlstein. The two will discuss the American right of the 1990s and its influence on 21st century politics. John Ganz is the author of the New York Times bestseller When the Clock Broke: Con Men,…
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the Past and Future of Work Working Group 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…
Join the Institute for Public Knowledge and the NYLON Working Group 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…
Is 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…
The KU Leuven, the oldest university in Belgium, celebrates its 600th birthday in 2025: six centuries of groundbreaking research, inspiring teaching and active engagement in the world – and we would love for you to commemorate this with us! We warmly invite you to join us on October 1, 2024, for AI(M) for the Future,…
Join 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…