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Andrea Dworkin: Sex, Power, and Politics (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the polarizing legacy of Andrea Dworkin, a fierce critic of pornography and patriarchy, whose work ignited feminist debates and continues to provoke reflection in the #MeToo era. Delve into her writings, speeches, and radical ideas to uncover insights into feminism's evolution and its liberation ideals.
Oct 21st
6:30–9:30pm ET
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Wed. Oct 21st, 6:30–9:30pm ET
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Annie Ernaux: Shame and the Politics of Memory
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 81 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY
Examine the work of a Nobel Prize-winning author whose writing transforms personal experience into a powerful exploration of memory, class and gender. Through close readings of key texts, you'll explore themes of identity, politics and autobiography while considering the evolution of contemporary autofiction and literary voice.
Nov 17th
6:30–9:30pm ET
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Tue. Nov 17th, 6:30–9:30pm ET
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Queer NYC: After Stonewall (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 304 Bond St., Brooklyn, NY
Explore the history of queer life and activism in New York City from the 1950s through the era of marriage equality. Examine Stonewall, community organizing, the AIDS crisis, and the evolving politics of gay rights through influential writings by queer activists, artists, and scholars.
Nov 18th
6:30–9:30pm ET
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The Subway: Urbanism, Infrastructure, and Social Life
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the intricate relationship between urbanism, infrastructure, and social life through the lens of the New York City subway. Investigate its historical, sociological, and economic impact, from its role in urban expansion to its influence on everyday life and politics. Delve into the subway's cultural representations and envision the kind of life it enables and could enable.
Tue. Nov 11th, 6:30–9:30pm ET
(12 hours over 4 sessions)
Emanation and Return: an Introduction to Neoplatonism (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore a philosophical tradition that unites metaphysical inquiry with spiritual practice, centered on the teachings of Plotinus. Examine key ideas on the nature of reality, the soul and its ascent toward unity. Engage with influential texts and their impact on major religious and philosophical traditions. Gain insight into philosophy as both a discipline and a way of life.
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God or Nature: Spinoza’s Ethics
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the revolutionary philosophy of Spinoza as we delve into his magnum opus, the Ethics. Explore Spinoza's monistic materialism and his groundbreaking notion of God or Nature. Uncover the enduring legacy of Spinoza's ideas across philosophy, politics, science, and religion.
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Late-Capitalist Architecture
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the intersections of architecture and late capitalism. Delve into the material, formal, and ideological dimensions of architectural manifestations under financialized capital. Analyze how architecture reflects and responds to the instabilities and crises of contemporary life, offering insights into collective political agency amidst commercial imperatives.
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The Singularity: AI & the Post-Human Future
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 119 N 11th St, Brooklyn, NY
Full Course Name: The Singularity: Artificial Intelligence and the Post-Human Future Alan Turing, whose Turing Test set the initial standard for artificial intelligence, mused towards the end of his life on the prospects of a truly superintelligent machine: “it seems probable that once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers…At some stage therefore we should have to expect the machines to...
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Robert Moses: Power, Urban Planning, and Inequality
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 96 Berry St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the profound impact of Robert Moses on American urban planning, infrastructure, and social inequality. Examine his transformative yet controversial legacy through Robert Caro’s The Power Broker, exploring the balance between Moses's visionary projects and their social costs. Investigate how his methods and decisions continue to influence contemporary issues in development and governance.
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John Milton: Paradise Lost
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
What, if anything, should paradise mean to us right now? Paradise Lost, John Milton’s seventeenth-century epic of the Fall, which begins with “man’s first disobedience,” constitutes a heroic attempt to “justify the ways of God to men.” A poem that shifts from rebel angels waging war in heaven to the pageantry of hell to Adam and Eve in the lush confines of the Garden of Eden, Paradise Lost wrestles with questions of human...
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Platform Capitalism
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
A somewhat new, and highly profitable, feature of the economic landscape is the “platform”—a digital infrastructure powered by algorithms and automation that enables users to connect and interact. Making platforms valuable are zero marginal costs, non-linear scaling effects, and the economics of networks—all of which lead to positive feedback mechanisms, winner-take-all dynamics, and dominance of the market by a single firm or technology....
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Silent Film: Cinema, Society, and the Avant-Garde
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Silent film is one of modernism’s quintessential mediums. In an essay on Kafka, Walter Benjamin notes that “the invention of the film and the phonograph came in an age of maximum alienation of men from one another.” Many early film critics and connoisseurs, enthusiastic about film’s technological possibilities and developments, viewed the passing of silent film and the ascendency of “talkies” as a potential regression for the medium,...
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Sex, Gender, and the Avant-Garde
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
The early 20th century avant-gardes—from Futurism to Dada, Constructivism to Surrealism—hailed and aimed to generate, via new aesthetic experience, new forms of social and political consciousness. Gender norms and sexual hierarchies, as relics of a past imaginary no longer apropos of the present, came under fire by an eclectic, international generation of artists. Hannah Höch dissected and montaged the aspirational image of the era’s vaunted...
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The Task of the Critic: an Introduction to Rosalind Krauss
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Uncover the transformative power of poststructuralist, feminist, and psychoanalytic methods in art criticism through an exploration of the writings and ideas of Rosalind Krauss, the influential founder of October journal. Analyze representative artworks alongside her essays, as you delve into the ways in which art objects and movements challenge categorization and reshape aesthetic experience. Discover how Krauss's unique theoretical vocabulary redefines the role of the critic in art historical narratives.
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Reading Jacqueline Rose: Literature, Politics, and Psychoanalysis
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the relationship between literature, politics, and psychoanalysis through the thought-provoking works of Jacqueline Rose. Uncover the insights she offers on war, gender, and maternal rage, as we delve into the texts that have shaped her ideas. Join us in this intellectually stimulating journey to challenge conventional notions and ignite change in society.
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Lucretius’ On the Nature of Things: Poetry, Materialism, and Pleasure
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the profound and liberating ideas of Lucretius' On the Nature of Things at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research. Dive into the epic world of atoms, voids, and the nature of the soul while examining the role of poetry in conveying materialist teachings. Uncover the secrets of human motivation, free will, and morality in this captivating course.
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The Soviet Avant-Garde: Culture, Politics, Aesthetics
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
In this course, you'll explore artforms like Russian and Soviet avant-garde, Cubo-Futurism, and Constructivism. Learn the works of influential artists and examine their impact on the shifting ideological and institutional ideas during the early Soviet state. Uncover the avant-garde's quest for a "communistic expression of material structures" and its enduring legacy in the 20th century.
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Erich Auerbach: Mimesis
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the profound insights of Erich Auerbach's "Mimesis" in a journey through Western literary tradition. Join us as we delve into Auerbach's groundbreaking analysis, unraveling the complexities of literary representation from Homer to modernity.
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Speed, Aesthetics, and War: an Introduction to Paul Virilio
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 45 Main St , Brooklyn, NY
Discover the profound insights of Paul Virilio in this course that delves into his exploration of war, speed, and military technology. Examine how rapid technological advancements have reshaped modern warfare and everyday life, challenging traditional narratives of progress. Engage with Virilio's key concepts and texts to understand the intricate interplay between technology, perception, and societal structures.
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Machiavelli: Power and Politics (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the strategic, power-based approach of Machiavelli's The Prince and its profound impact on modern political theory. Delve into his major works, including The Discourses on Livy and Mandragola, and examine the interpretations of thinkers like Gramsci and Althusser. Uncover how Machiavelli's ideas challenge the interplay between morality and politics and their relevance to contemporary political discourse.
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