A View from the Field (60 mins) explores the life’s work and the political era of Jamaican literary laureate, historian, fiction writer, sociologist and community activist Erna Brodber. Brodber, one of Jamaica’s great literary figures of contemporary times, is best known for such novels as Myal and Louisiana, and for a number of historical and sociological studies. She has
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ONLINE | Book Launch: Against NGOs: A critical perspective on Civil Society, Management, and Development
Nidhi Srinivas Associate Professor of Management Milano School of Policy, Management, and Environment THE NEW SCHOOL discussants Suchitra Vijayan Author & Researcher NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Alf Gunvald Nilsen Professor, Department of Sociology UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA What would development look like if its practitioners and scholars were ‘against NGOs,’ challenging common sense about them? This book
Designing Symbols of Resistance
Hosted By Drake Reed 2021-22 Heilbroner Creative Practioner We are seeing surveillance technology evolve faster than ever, and we need creative ways to investigate how surveillance impacts our daily lives. In this workshop, we will explore the history of black resistance and methods of counter-mapping surveillance constructs. Throughout history, resistance movements have always had to
Beyond Neoliberalism and “Neo-Illiberalism”: Economic Policy and Performance for Sustainable Democracy
The global political retreat from liberal democracy and the rise of authoritarianism is well documented, but the economic causes and consequences of this “backsliding” have received much less attention. This conference will concentrate on the economics of the recent wave of anti-democratic regimes. Analyzing the economic causes and especially the economic consequences of the authoritarian
Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America’s Exercise Obsession
Join Professor Natalia Mehlman Petrzela in conversation about her new book about the past, present, and future of United States fitness culture, which the New York Times has called “a whirlwind journey,” the Washington Post describes as “combining an academic approach with an activist’s urgency,” and the Wall Street Journal recommends for its “quick-lap pace” and “exciting
Class Traitors: One Percenters for Radical Redistribution (NSSR General Seminar)
Presented by Rachel Sherman, Michael E. Gellert Professor of Sociology. Most rich people don’t seem to have a problem with massive economic inequality, justifying their wealth with reference to their hard work and moral character. But some wealthy people don’t buy these justifications, because they recognize that they have had “unearned” advantages, and see themselves as
Book Discussion: “Cannibal Capitalism”
Book Discussion Nancy Fraser, Cannibal Capitalism. How Our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet and What We Can Do About it (Verso 2022) Speakers Nancy Fraser (NSSR) Alyssa Battistoni (Barnard College) David Harvey (CUNY) Rocio Zambrana (Emory University) Abstract Capital is currently cannibalizing every sphere of life–guzzling wealth from nature and racialized populations,
Economics Seminars: Ha-Joon Chang
Dr. Ha-Joon Chang will present his latest book Edible Economics. For decades, a single, free-market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this intellectual monoculture is bland and unhealthy. Bestselling author and economist Ha-Joon Chang makes challenging economic ideas delicious by plating them alongside stories about food from around the world, using the diverse histories behind
Book Launch: Against NGOs A Critical Perspective on Civil Society, Management and Development
Presented by the Milano School of Policy, Management, and Environment, the Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs, and The Observatory on Latin America at the Schools of Public Engagement and The New School for Social Research Please join us for the launch of Against NGOs A Critical Perspective on Civil Society, Management, and Development by Milano School of Policy, Management, and
ONLINE | Economics Seminars: Clara E Mattei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofFR1mD2UOM Prof. Clara Mattei from NSSR- Economics will present her latest book The Capital Order. For more than a century, governments facing financial crisis have resorted to the economic policies of austerity—cuts to wages, fiscal spending, and public benefits—as a path to solvency. While these policies have been successful in appeasing creditors, they’ve had devastating effects on social