With the rise of tribalism and nationalism throughout the world, questions of collective identity and belonging have surged to prominence in recent years. Across numerous disciplines and discourses, a key dilemma has taken shape: how to reconcile the legitimate yearning for rootedness and locality, with the fluidity and porousness of an increasingly global age. On the one...

RSVP is required. Please RSVP here. NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge, New_Public, The Social Science Research Council, and The Knight Foundation invite you to a discussion on “Shifting Forward?” in the series, “The Shift,” featuring Mindy Fullilove, Devon Powers, and Erica Charters.  “The Shift” explores the social implications of the current shift of public life...