CELLIST CHRISTOPHER HOFFMAN MUSIC FEATURED IN SCORSESE’S SHUTTER ISLAND
New School Jazz production and engineering coordinator Christopher Hoffman has been busy—to say the least. His music is part of the score of Martin Scorsese’s new film, Shutter Island, which premieres on February 19. Hoffman produced, arranged, and performed his segment for the movie.
On February 9, ObliqSound will release Olivier Manchon’s Orchestre De Chambre Miniature, featuring Hoffman’s composition “The Hanged Man.” Hoffman is also joined by New School alumni John Ellis and Gregoire Maret. ObliqSound founder and owner, Michele Locatelli, is also a New School Jazz alum.
Hoffman will be in concert with Henry Threadgill’s Zooid at the Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson Street, for the evenings beginning February 11. On February 24, Hoffman will join Daniel Carter, Shazad Ismaily, and New School jazz student Justin Veloso in performance at Zebulon, 258 Wythe Street in Brooklyn. On February 26 and 27, Hoffman joins with Harris Eisentstadt’s Canada Day Band at IBeam Music Studio, 168 7th Street in Brooklyn.
THE FUTURE OF 65 FIFTH AVENUE:
PLANNING THE UNIVERSITY CENTER
The New School is hosting an exhibition featuring an overview of the current plans for the University Center at 65 Fifth Avenue. This open house, for New School students, faculty, and staff only, takes place on February 18 from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor.
For the past year, the architects have been working with the University Facilities Committee—including student, faculty, and administrators—to incorporate programmatic and space needs in the design. As part of this collaborative process, the design will be shared with the New School community for additional feedback.
You will be able to view renderings of classrooms and student spaces and learn about housing and sustainability issues. Additionally, you will be able to submit comments and ask questions about the design and planning process. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about and contribute to the growth of The New School.
iPod Nanos will be given to 10 current degree-seeking New School students who sign up by February 12, 2010 for New School Alerts—the university’s emergency notification system. Register today at my.newschool.edu. (Degree-seeking students who are already registered will be entered automatically in the drawing.)
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LEARN ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH THE SEMINAR ON THE NEW SCHOOL
The Seminar on the University is a series of discussions that informs the New School community about university policies and initiatives, showcasing a paper that serves as a springboard for discussion.
The upcoming Seminar on the University, “University-wide Capital Planning,” on Thursday, February 11, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor, will be presented by David Lewis, director of the Design Workshop in Parsons School of Constructed Environments; Tim Marshall, provost and chief academic officer; Jim Murtha, executive vice president and chief operating officer; and Lia Gartner, vice president for Design Construction and Facilities Management. The speakers will provide a capital planning update and an overview of the large projects now underway. They will also discuss the role of the recently formed University Facilities Committee, established in spring 2009 to enable university-wide discussions on space and facilities planning. The recently completed digital model of the campus will also be presented.
The seminar is open to the university community and consists of a discussion only; no paper will be distributed.
The remaining seminars scheduled for the 2009-2010 academic year are:
- On Tuesday, March 2, “Academic Planning and Budget Development,” presented by Craig Becker, vice president and treasurer; Pat Baxter, vice provost for Academic Planning; and Steve Stabile, assistant vice president of Budget and Planning
- On Thursday, April 22, “Seminar on the University Academic Plan,” presented by Tim Marshall, provost and chief academic officer
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES
FROM CROATIA TO SPAIN
CHRISTIANE PAUL DIRECTS INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITIONS
Christiane Paul, director of graduate programs in the department of Media Studies and Film, has lent her curatorial skills to two recent international art exhibitions exploring the role of technology in society. Paul’s most recent director role took her to Rijeka, Croatia for the Third Quadrilateral Biennial, an art festival celebrating the cultural partnership of Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, and Italy.
As artistic director, Paul oversaw a team of curators who selected artists to represent the four countries in the exhibition, which focused on new media arts, Paul’s area of academic expertise. The exhibition ran December 8, 2009-January 13, 2010 at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka.
Paul also curated “Feedforward,” an exhibition exploring the wreckage and progress created by digital information technologies, which inexorably “feed us forward.” The exhibition is on view through May 4 at LABoral Centro de Arte y Creacion Industrial in Gijon, Spain.
PROFESSOR SAKIKO FUKUDA-PARR TO ADVISE UNITED NATIONS
Professor Sakiko Fukuda-Parr has been appointed to the Committee on Development Policy, a body of the UN Economic and Social Council. This prestigious committee comprised of 24 internationally leading economists and social scientists is responsible for advising the council on major global development challenges, and in the past, this committee has been the source of many innovative policy proposals.
Professor Fukuda-Parr, who currently teaches International Affairs at The New School, is a development economist working in the multidisciplinary framework of capabilities and human development. Her current work focuses on international development agendas and human rights perspectives, the nexus of armed conflict and poverty, and global technology. Prior to coming to The New School, Fukuda-Parr was a research fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
NEWS FROM PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
PARSONS LAUNCHES NEW FASHION GRADUATE PROGRAMS WITH WORKWEAR
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Guess who dropped by The New School last week. Donna Karan. She came to speak about her experiences at Parsons and her legendary career and to celebrate the launch of the new graduate programs in fashion. In recognition of the new programs, Parsons is presenting WORKWEAR, a series exploring the legacy of work wear as a uniform for success in New York. WORKWEAR will include an exhibition, which will be on view February 8 through March 5 at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, and a symposium on February 13 featuring leading fashion critics, designers, and scholars.
This fall, Parsons will be launching two new programs, an MFA in Fashion Design and Society and an MA in Fashion Studies. Both programs are interdisciplinary in nature, placing fashion in a contemporary, global context that recognizes its significance as a cultural, social, and economic force. For more information, visit www.newschool.edu/thinkparsons.
The WORKWEAR exhibition will feature both classic and cutting-edge work, including a 1986 film installation of Donna Karan's Seven Easy Pieces, a modern system of dressing for women where a handful of interchangeable items together create an entire wardrobe; and Boilersuit by Savile Row tailors Norton & Sons in collaboration with Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller, a modern utility outfit that accumulates patches as mementos of the wearer's life; and the installations Uniform and Office Workers by MFA director Shelley Fox in collaboration with Spiewak, the manufacturer of uniforms for the NYPD, MTA, and other agencies.
WORKWEAR is presented in collaboration with University of the Arts, London. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/workwear.
NEWS FROM MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY
THE NEW SCHOOL PROVIDES PLATFORM FOR NEW VISIONS OF JUVENILE JUSTICE IN NEW YORK
New York City officials will convene at The New School to discuss the major changes underway in juvenile justice. Governor Paterson recently proposed long-awaited reforms for upstate facilities where young teens are incarcerated. But he also proposed large cuts to alternative-to-detention and diversion programs. At the same time, the Bloomberg administration has merged the city’s juvenile justice agency with children’s services, potentially accelerating expansion of community- and family-centered services for juvenile delinquents and other young people.
What are the emerging visions? How might city, state, and nonprofit agencies work together to support effective reform for children and families? A discussion will take place on Friday, February 12, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor. The distinguished panel will include:
- Commissioner Gladys Carrion, New York State Office of Children and Family Services
- Commissioner John Mattingly, New York City Administration for Children’s Services
- Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi, New York City Department of Probation
- Jeremy Kohomban, president and CEO of Children’s Village
- Jeremy Travis, president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Admission to this event, which is generously supported by the Sirus Fund, the Ira W. DeCamp Foundation, the Viola W. Bernard Foundation, and the Milano Foundation is free, but reservations are required by calling 212.229.5418 or emailing centernyc@newschool.edu.
To supplement these important changes the latest issue of Child Welfare Watch, a journal co-published by the Center for New York City Affairs and the Center for an Urban Future focuses on A Need for Correction: Reforming New York's Juvenile Justice System.
TOP 100 GLOBAL THINKER JACQUELINE NOVOGRATZ TO SPEAK AT MILANO ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17
Jacqueline Novogratz, the founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund, will speak about her work as a leading social entrepreneur at an event presented by Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy. Novogratz will also discuss her new memoir, The Blue Sweater, which describes how traditional charity often fails, but how a new form of philanthropic investing called "patient capital" can help make people self-sufficient and change millions of lives.
Acumen Fund is a nonprofit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. This venture fund invests patient capital to identify, strengthen, and scale business models that effectively serve the poor and champions this approach as an effective complement to traditional aid. Acumen Fund currently manages nearly $40 million in investments in South Asia and East Africa, all focused on delivering affordable healthcare, water, housing, and energy to the poor.
Novogratz has been honored with the 2009 CASE Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award. She was recently named to Foreign Policy’s list of Top 100 Global Thinkers and Daily Beast’s 25 Smartest People of the Decade.
“The Life of a Social Entrepreneur” will take place on Wednesday, February 17, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor.
Admission is free but you must reserve a seat.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
CONFERENCE ON THE POLITICS OF RESISTANCE
The conference Politics of Resistance will be held on February 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Tishman Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street. It is dedicated to Kian Tajbakhsh, an Iranian-American scholar, sociologist, and urban planner, who was arrested in Tehran following the presidential election and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
The conference explores the strategies of everyday resistance, in particular those of women and youth in the face of systematic electoral fraud, a non-democratic constitution, a ruler with virtually unrestricted power, and a constant crackdown on civil society. Focusing on Iran’s controversial June presidential elections, participants will discuss what social movements require to succeed, the internal and external elements involved, and options for nonviolent resistance.
The conference is organized into three panel discussions: “Contentious Politics, from Revolution (1979) to ’Revolution’ (2009)”; “Everyday Life—Women, Youth, and Endangered Scholars”; and “Ethical Demands of the Green Movement.”
The program includes a video about Kian Tajbakhsh with an introduction by Arien Mack, the Alfred J. and Monette C. Marrow Professor of Psychology at The New School for Social Research, and The Last Word, a single channel video/audio installation by Iranian artist Shirin Neshat.
For more information about this free event, email info@politicsofresistance.com, or visit the conference website.
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