Labour-Power, Punk Rock and Possibilities for Feminist Politics Stephen Graf — April 20, 2015 (This post was republished in its entirety from Public Seminar) With the rapid proliferation in the past few decades of subject-centered politics that frame oppression in terms of two, three, or more relatively autonomous yet interacting systems, what fruits could a
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Trebor Scholz – “Platform Cooperativism vs. the Sharing Economy”
Platform Cooperativism vs. the Sharing Economy Trebor Scholz — April 17, 2015 (This post was republished in its entirety from Public Seminar) New York City street scene © Trebor Scholz The backlash against unethical labor practices in the “collaborative sharing economy” has been overplayed. Recently, The Washington Post, New York Times and others started to
Jeffrey Goldfarb – “OOPS vs MOOCs: Midterm Report, Part 1”
O.O.P.S. vs M.O.O.C.s: Midterm Report, Part 1 Jeffrey Goldfarb — April 13, 2015 (This post has been republished in its entirety from Public Seminar) “Course-features” © Brenda Padilla | Flickr “The proponents of M.O.O.C.s (Massive Open Online Courses) look for the magic bullet, hoping to find a technological solution to the crisis in education. The
Eli Zaretsky – “The Invention of Money”
The Invention of Money Eli Zaretsky — April 12, 2015 (This post has been republished in its entirety from Public Seminar) The invention of money — discussed last week by Julia Ott — is one of the greatest of all human inventions, comparable to the invention of the wheel, if not quite up to the
Alix Jansen – “Feminism, Capitalism, and the Family: Reflections on Margaret Benston’s ‘Political Economy’”
Feminism, Capitalism, and the Family: Reflections on Margaret Benston’s ‘Political Economy’ Alix Jansen — April 6, 2015 (This post was republished in its entirety from Public Seminar) Margaret Benston’s article “Political Economy of Women’s Liberation” articulates the specific relationship of women to production in capitalism in a compelling way. She outlines the ways in which
Trebor Scholz -“Think Outside the Boss”
The New School’s Trebor Scholz has written a piece for the university’s Public Seminar webpage. Available here, the piece is a transcription of his recent comments for the 8th Annual Eric N Schocket Memorial Lecture on Class and Culture, and discusses trends–both hopeful and concerning–regarding work in the 21st century.
Darrick Hamilton published: “The Color of Wealth in Boston”
New School Professor Darrick Hamilton has published, in a joint effort between Duke University and The New School, a report for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston entitled, “The Color of Wealth in Boston.” The report shows that, “with respect to types and size of assets and debt held, the data collected on white households and nonwhite
Darrick Hamilton Nominated as President of NEA
Darrick Hamilton, Associate Professor of Economics and Urban Policy at Milano – The New School for International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy, was recently announced as nominated to be president-elect of the National Economic Association (NEA). Duties as such include organizing the NEA’s annual conference for 2016, and leading several committees. Hamilton would subsequently be scheduled as president, and would deliver
New School Receives German Research Foundation Grants
Will Milberg, the dean of The New School for Social Research (NSSR), and five other New School faculty members will be participating in an international comparative analysis on the topic of wealth and income disparity in Germany and the United States. Sponsored by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the analysis comprises ten projects, each funded through
Put Out the Fire in GDP
This article is reproduced entirely from Jacob Assa’s Public Seminar post found here. No one can escape discussions about the state of “the economy.” They inform political campaigns in the U.S., debt and austerity battles in the Eurozone, and development efforts in the poorest countries in the world. Our ideas about “the economy” — how