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The Soviet Avant-Garde: Culture, Politics, Aesthetics
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom
Explore Russian and Soviet avant-gardes during the first three decades of the 20th century. Discover how artists grappled with finding "communistic expression of material structures" and the shifting status of the arts in the early Soviet state. Dive into the works of Kazimir Malevich, El Lissitzky, Sergei Eisenstein, and more.
Wed, Apr 17th, 6:30–9:30pm EDT
(12 hours over 4 sessions)
Saidiya Hartman: Scenes of Subjection
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom
Delve into the transformative insights of Saidiya Hartman's groundbreaking works on Black life and history. Join us at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research as we explore Hartman's profound reimagining of freedom, agency, and the legacy of the Atlantic slave trade. Engage with critical questions on power, labor, and race in the postmodern era through an examination of Hartman's influential texts alongside other prominent scholars in the field.
Apr 29th
6:30–9:30pm EDT
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Mon, Apr 29th, 6:30–9:30pm EDT
(12 hours over 4 sessions)
Herman Melville’s The Confidence-Man
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom
Embark on a riveting exploration of trust, deceit, and existential uncertainty in Herman Melville’s masterpiece. Join us at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research as we dissect The Confidence-Man, delving into its satire of capitalist modernity and probing questions of faith, knowledge, and societal norms. Unravel the complexities of Melville’s characters and their morally ambiguous world through close readings and insightful discussions led by expert scholars.
May 5th
2–5pm EDT
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Sun, May 5th, 2–5pm EDT
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Racial Capitalism: Race, Class, and the Black Radical Tradition
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom
Delve into the profound intersections of race, class, and capitalism in a thought-provoking exploration of contemporary radical movements. Join us for an in-depth examination of Cedric Robinson’s concept of racial capitalism and its implications for understanding modernity, nationalism, and Black Radicalism. Uncover the complexities of these interwoven systems through close readings and discussions led by expert scholars at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research.
May 7th
6:30–9:30pm EDT
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Tue, May 7th, 6:30–9:30pm EDT
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Mesopotamia: Civilization, Archaeology, and Material Culture
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom
Embark on a captivating exploration of Mesopotamian civilization through archaeology and material culture. Join us at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research as we delve into the origins, structures, and legacy of this ancient society, unraveling its significance amidst historical interpretations and contemporary geopolitical contexts. Uncover the complexities of Mesopotamia's urbanization, social structures, and technological advancements, and discover how its material remains offer insights into our understanding of the past and present.
May 8th
6:30–9:30pm EDT
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Wed, May 8th, 6:30–9:30pm EDT
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Theorizing Repression: From Psychoanalysis to Counterinsurgency Theory
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom
Uncover the entwined history of psychoanalysis and state power in a captivating exploration of repression tactics. Join us at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research as we delve into the intersections of Freudian theory with military strategy, urban policing, and guerrilla warfare. Through an array of diverse readings, we'll analyze how psychoanalytic concepts have been utilized to pathologize dissent and justify both state and revolutionary violence, raising critical questions about power, resistance, and the psyche.
May 12th
2–5pm EDT
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Sun, May 12th, 2–5pm EDT
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The Politics of Pregnancy: Gestation, Abortion, and Labor
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom
Delve into the complex terrain of pregnancy politics, exploring gestational labor, abortion rights, and reproductive justice. Join us at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research for a deep dive into theoretical frameworks, historical perspectives, and contemporary debates surrounding the manufacture of human fetuses. Challenge conventional notions and scrutinize the intersections of gender, sexuality, and capitalist political economy in shaping reproductive realities.
May 12th
2–5pm EDT
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Sun, May 12th, 2–5pm EDT
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What is Economic Democracy?
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom
Explore the contours of economic democracy in this thought-provoking course. Delve into its implications, challenges, and potential alternatives to capitalism. From theoretical discussions to real-world examples, uncover the complexities of democratizing production and consumption in today's global economy.
May 21st
6:30–9:30pm EDT
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Tue, May 21st, 6:30–9:30pm EDT
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Rebels in Frock Coats: Impressionism to Fauvism
Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA
The artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries redefined the significance of the painted surface in the rapidly changing Parisian art world, pitting traditionalists against newcomers who would turn the art world upside down. Through lecture and slide illustrations, explore the lives and works of artists within the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Symbolist, and Fauvist periods within the context of the socio-political arenas surrounding...
A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing: An Introduction to Marx
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom
In the mid-nineteenth century, a young Karl Marx wrote, in the form of a published open letter to Arnold Ruge: “But if the designing of the future and the proclamation of ready-made solutions for all time is not our affair, then we realize all the more clearly what we have to accomplish in the present—I am speaking of a ruthless criticism of everything existing, ruthless in two senses: The criticism must not be afraid of its own conclusions,...
The Incredible Women of the Bible
92nd Street Y @ Live Interactive Online Classroom
Rabbi Samantha Frank’s The Incredible Women of the Bible The women of the Bible are complex, crafty, and sometimes mysterious. Together, we’ll explore a few of their stories and consider what lessons we can learn for our lives today. Come with a sense of open inquiry! No prior Jewish study required — all genders welcome.
$72
After the Last Breath: After-Death Care & Home Funerals
New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
This workshop unpacks the role of the death midwife from the final breath, through the 3-day home vigil and funeral, until final disposition. It is open to professional and non-professional end-of-life caregivers and anyone wishing to care for their loved-one naturally, at home, according to personal, religious and cultural traditions. Topics explored include: after-death rites and rituals legalities and logistics of a 1 to 3-day home vigil the...
$145
Being Asian and Jewish in America: Embracing Liminality
92nd Street Y @ Live Interactive Online Classroom
In this two-part talk, Jared Chiang-Zeizel will explore the transitional space Asian American Jews often find themselves while growing up in America. Patrons will gain a deeper understanding of the mixed experience in America, a broadening view of Asian and Jewish communities in the American diaspora, and how one can embrace the liminal experience they find themselves in.
Wagner’s Ring Cycle: the Total Art Work
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
At age 37, Richard Wagner—composer, exile, and failed revolutionary—set to work on the project that would consume the next 25 years of his life. By its completion, it had grown into arguably the most ambitious artwork of the 19th century: the monumental cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, a fifteen-hour operatic tetralogy of unprecedented scope and complexity, narrating the history of the world from its birth to its destruction. The cycle was...
Anthropology and Ethnography: an Introduction
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 172 Mulberry St, New York, NY
Anthropology is at once a contested and vital field of study and inquiry. Still hotly debated is a basic question: what is the scope of anthropological inquiry? Modern anthropologists no longer divide the world, as their 19th-century forebears did, into a sociological “West” and an anthropological “rest of the world,” its “backwardness” waiting to be understood. Yet, expanding the anthropological field of view to the whole of the globe...
Philosophy of Fashion
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
“For the philosopher,” writes Walter Benjamin in The Arcades Project, “the most interesting thing about fashion is its extraordinary anticipations.” In other words, fashion is, in itself, an avant-garde: it shows us what the world will be like before that world has fully arrived. Its uncanny relation to the new is by no means the only philosophically interesting thing about fashion. And yet, philosophy (often coded masculine, serious,...
Feminist Killjoys: an Introduction to Sara Ahmed
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
What does it mean to be a feminist killjoy? Why are some actions and expressions recognized as bold but others stigmatized as willful? For feminist theorist Sara Ahmed, our embodied experiences are foundational to the ways we move through the world. That is, certain marked bodies—be they queer, black, brown, and/or woman—encounter pressure, resistance, or violence as they attempt to make space and flourish beyond the boundaries of the normative...
Modern Monetary Theory: A Critical Introduction
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
With the conspicuous failure of austerity measures in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, and with the discourse surrounding the U.S. national debt shifting from alarmism to benign acceptance, Modern Monetary Theory, a relatively new (or perhaps not so new) conceptualization of money and government finance, has gained traction and attention in both heterodox economics and mainstream policy circles. For Modern Monetary Theorists, governments do...
The First Marxist: an Introduction to Friedrich Engels
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
From the underground League of the Just of the 1840s through the First and Second International to the rise of mass workers parties at the turn of the 20th century, Friedrich Engels labored tirelessly to turn Marxism into a revolutionary force. Sacrificing his own intellectual ambitions to support Marx, Engels took on the role of sounding board, commentator, editor, ghost writer, and benefactor while the latter labored on his masterwork Capital...
Sociology and Social Control: Intro to Émile Durkheim
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
Sociology and Social Control: an Introduction to Émile Durkheim For the pioneering sociologist Émile Durkheim, modern Western society was wracked by a seeming paradox: the more autonomous individuals become, freed from old forms of social control, the more they come to depend on society and the bonds that unite its members. But, what makes a society cohere, particularly one in which so much human interaction is transactional? And, what happens...
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Rebels in Frock Coats: Impressionism to Fauvism
The instructor was incredibly patient with every student. He made us comfortable to ask questions no matter how "silly." We covered a variety of topics and I feel comfortable to explore photoshop on my own and continue learning more! -
Rebels in Frock Coats: Impressionism to Fauvism
The instructor was fun, knowledgeable, taught at a great pace for all different interests and backgrounds. I really enjoyed the classes and learned valuable skills for both personal and professional design project. -
Rebels in Frock Coats: Impressionism to Fauvism
Great class with a great instructor. It's fun and informative. He also gives a lot of valuable real life advice based on his experience as an art director!
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