Courage Before the Break Agnes Heller’s Theory of “Radical Needs” Revisited by Max L. Feldman This article was first published on Public Seminar. See the original posting here. “Good persons exist, how are they possible?” With this question, inimitable Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller outlines her philosophical territory. As readers of critical theory, it is hard to
Events
4/25 | Mia White: Rebellion and a Spatial Theory of Love
Please join our colleagues Mia C. White and the Tishman Environment and Design Center for their upcoming Lunch and Learn, “Rebellion and a Spatial Theory of Love.” The event will take place on Wednesday, April 25th, 2018, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, in Room 1605, 79 5th Avenue. Mia Charlene White is Assistant Professor of
Collective Imaginations of Capitalism: A Graduate Student Symposium
Please join us for The Heilbroner Center’s annual graduate symposium, coming up on April 13th, 2018, in the Wolff Conference Room, 6 E. 16th Street. This year’s theme is Collective Imaginations of Capitalism. The conference is organized and presented by the Heilbroner Center’s graduate fellows. The schedule is as follows: 11:00 AM: Breakfast 11:30 AM:
Spring 2018 Sociology Lecture Series
Please join our colleagues at NSSR’s Sociology department for their upcoming Spring 2018 Lecture series! All lectures will be held in the Wolff Conference Room, 1103, 6 East 16th Street. See you there!
Race and Capitalism: Michael Dawson and Nancy Fraser in Conversation, March 7th, 2018
Please join the Heilbroner Center and our colleagues at the University of Chicago’s Center for the Study of Race, Culture, and Politics, for a conversation on “Race and Capitalism” between Nancy Fraser (The New School) and Michael Dawson (The University of Chicago). The debate will center around two different conversations, “Black Politics and the Neoliberal
Slam Precarious Work — February 14th, 2018
Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Nothing to do on Valentine’s Day? How about joining us for an unconventional celebration of the publication of Precarious Work (edited by Alyson Cole and Faculty Fellow Victoria Hattam), WSQ (Vol. 45, Nos. 3-4, Fall/Winter 2017)? Inspired by Kathi Weeks’s article in the issue, “Down With Love,” we
Grounded Struggles: A Day of Film and Discussion, February 9th 2018
Join us next month — February 9th, 2019 — for Grounded Struggles, a day of films and discussions on grounded struggles in Haiti, Brazil, Morocco, Tunisia, and the United States. We will watch three films — Landless Moroccans, Couscous, and Strong Roots — followed by a panel discussion with a wide variety of speakers. For more
Egypt in the First World War
Please join New School History Professor and former Heilbroner Faculty Fellow Aaron Jakes for his upcoming panel discussion on “Egypt in the First World War.” The panel will take place February 8th, 2018, at 2:30 PM, in the Harold Lee Room, Pembroke College, Oxford University. Professor Jakes will be joined by a panel of other
Unions of Mass Mobilization: Ottoman Constitutionalism and Popular Politics in Egypt
Please join our colleague (and former Heilbroner Faculty Fellow) Aaron Jakes for his upcoming talk “Unions of Mass Mobilization: Ottoman Constitutionalism and Popular Politics in Egypt.” The talk will take place at Yale University’s Luce Hall, on 34 Hillhouse Avenue, Room 203, on January 25th, 4:30 PM. Professor Jakes’ talk is hosted by the Yale
Revising the Geography of Modern World Histories
Please congratulate our colleague Aaron Jakes on co-organizing the upcoming conference, “Revising the Geography of Modern World Histories,” at the University of York. The conference will feature several keynote speakers, including: Manu Goswani (NYU), Paul A. Kramer (Vanderbilt), Lara Putnam (University of Pittsburgh), and Andrew Zimmerman (George Washington University). The conference is sponsored by the