by Trebor Scholz read original post at publicseminar If you’ve heard about companies like Airbnb, Zipcar, Skype, Uber, Getaround, and Lyft, and you know a bit about crypto-currencies, you get the picture. The “sharing economy” is just as exhilarating and vexing as the Web 2.0 meme was nine years ago. I am all there with Arun Sundararajan, professor at Stern School of Business
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Julia Ott on Podcast: “Who Makes Cents”
New School Professor Julia Ott was a recent guest on the podcast, “Who Makes Cents: A History of Capitalism Podcast.” Hosted by David Stein and Betsy Beasley, and with support from programs at the University of Southern California and Yale University, the podcast can be heard online here.
Julia Ott on NPR: “A Second Look at Capitalism”
New School Professor Julia Ott was a recent guest on NPR’s “On Point with Tom Ashbrook” for a conversation called, “A Second Look At Capitalism: How it’s worked over time. How it hasn’t. And whether it’s run its course.” The conversation, which also includes Louis Hyman, is available online here.
Julia Ott featured in NY Times Article: “In History Departments, It’s Up With Capitalism”
New School Professor Julia Ott was recently featured in a New York Times article covering recent developments in the field of ‘Capitalism Studies’ entitled, “In History Departments, It’s Up With Capitalism.” Discussed and interviewed along with Edward Baptist, Bethany Moreton, Jonathan Levy, Louis Hyman, Sven Beckert, Seth Rockman and Stephen Mihm, the article is available
Victoria Hattam’s Book Published: “In the Shadow of Race”
University Of Chicago Press has recently published New School Professor Victoria Hattam’s book, “In the Shadow of Race: Jews, Latinos, and Immigrant Politics in the United States.” Awarded the Ralph Bunche Award from the American Political Science Association, the book, which can be found here, recovers “the history of [the] entrenched distinction [between race and ethnicity] and the