PARSONS PRESENTS ELECTION DAY ACTIVISM GAME
On November 4, join Parsons' social interest gaming laboratory, PETLab, for Re:Activism, a new team-based urban street game that explores the history of activism in New York City. This event is presented in association with the exhibition OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding, now on view in the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons. Re:Activism is featured in an online gallery as part of the exhibition.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will run from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Those interested should register online and come equipped with a cell phone to navigate through the game.
Participants will rely on mobile technology to lead them on a tour of Lower Manhattan, through sites of historic protests and riots. Throughout the course of the game, players will learn the skills they need to become effective activists.
This is only one of a series of programs related to the exhibition. Please visit the OURS website for more information on upcoming events.
FOOD, ENERGY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN LATIN AMERICA
In the context of the program "Latin America on the Move", the Observatory on Latin America (OLA) will present a policy and research conference titled, "Food, Energy, and Social Justice in Latin America." Participants will include leaders from NGOs and international organizations and scholars from Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico who will present commissioned papers.
Speakers include Dr. Deepak Bhattasali from the World Bank; Dr. Michelle Chauvet-Sánchez, professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in México; Dr. Michael Cohen, director of OLA at The New School; Dr. Sean Costigan, director, Program on Environmental Security, Zurich Center for Security Studies & Adjunct Faculty, The New School; Prof. Alberto Croce, director, Fundación SES, Argentina; Prof. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, The New School, former director of the Human Development Reports of UNDP; Dr. Margarita Gutman, The New School, OLA, University of Buenos Aires; Dr. Bernardo Kliskberg, senior advisor for Latin America, UNDP; Prof. Alberto Minujin, The New School, OLA; Dr. Oscar Tangelson, former Secretary of Economic Policy, Ministry of Economy, Government of Argentina; Dr. Joseph Westphal, Provost and Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs, The New School; Dr. John Wilkinson, Professor, Rural Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The event being held in Spanish with simultaneous English translation will take place on Monday, November 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., in the Teresa Lang Student Center, 55 West 13th Street. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required; by emailing the Observatory on Latin America. For more information and a full conference schedule, please visit the OLA website.
The event is being sponsored by the Observatory on Latin America (OLA) a university-wide initiative of The New School, with support from founding partners the Alexander Family Foundation and Julien Studley.
LEARN ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: SEMINAR ON THE NEW SCHOOL
The Seminar on the University is a series of discussions designed to inform The New School community of university policies and initiatives. The speakers' papers are meant as springboards for further discussion.
The first paper for this academic year titled, Student Financial Services at The New School, will be presented by Eileen Doyle, assistant vice president for Student Financial Services.The seminar will take place on Thursday, November 13, 2008, from 3:00 -4:30 p.m. in the Orozco Room at 66 West 12th Street, 7th Floor.
Discussion Papers are available in the Dean's offices and on the university website one week before the Seminar.
The remaining seminars scheduled for the 2008-2009 academic year are: On Line Learning at The New School, presented by Shelley Reed, senior vice president for Information Technology and Linda Dunne, dean, The New School for General Studies, on Thursday, February 12, 2009; Developing the 2009-2010 University Operating Budget, presented by Jeanne Plecenik, vice president and treasurer, on Thursday, March 26, 2009; and The University Annual Report, presented by James Murtha, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Nancy Donner, vice president for Communications and External Affairs; and Doris Suarez, vice president and secretary of the Corporation, on Thursday, April 23, 2009.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL LIBRARIES
The following three databases have just been added to The New School Libraries electronic resources:
The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume, contains over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 of the world's leading economists. Contributors include 927 economists writing in their fields of expertise, including 27 Nobel Laureates before or since publication from the first year of the prize in 1969 through 2007.
PRISMA: Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas
This database provides full-text scholarly journals in Spanish, Portuguese, and English in the subject areas of Anthropology, Business & Economics, History, Literature, Political Science and Sociology. Past and present cultures are covered from Hispanic America, Latin America, and the Caribbean Basin. This database offers full text of many journals from HAPI: the Hispanic American Periodicals Index to which the library subscribes.
Online Chicago Manual of Style
The online edition of the Chicago Manual of Style includes the searchable text of the 15th edition with features such as tools for editors, a citation guide summary, and searchable access to Q&A, where University of Chicago Press editors answer readers' style questions.
You can quickly access these resources by following the link in the "New Acquisitions for Fall 2008" box.
DO YOU HAVE A REQUEST?
At the New School Libraries, our mission is to support the curriculum of The New School, and toward this end, we want to remain relevant to our patrons. Therefore, we welcome requests from you about any materials you'd like us to add to The New School Libraries' collection. Send us an email. All recommendations will be reviewed by librarians, and are acquired based upon availability and relevancy.
For the duration of the fall semester, Fogelman Library will continue to be located on the lower level of 65 5th Avenue. The library plans to be open for business in its new space before the start of spring semester classes. Look for announcements regarding the library's future move to 55 West 13th Street on my.newschool.edu, and in future issues of the Weekly Observer.
NEWS FROM EUGENE LANG COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS
ART WORK: AN EVENING WITH PAVOL LISKA AND KELLY COOPER
On November 6, at 6:00 p.m., ART WORK will host Pavol Liska, director, and Kelly Cooper, playwright, two of the founders of the new experimental company, the Nature Theater of Oklahoma, which won an Obie Award for its highly-successful production of the four-hour long No Dice. The company is known for its eccentric performance styles and new forms of writing.
ART WORK is dedicated to bringing to Lang College the most exciting and experimental artists working in performance and new media. ART WORK is a series where guests artists are featured on special evenings at Lang to discuss their work and artistic process. The series is sponsored by Eugene Lang College Arts Program and curated by Bonnie Marranca, professor of Theater in the Arts Division.
This free talk will take place at Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor.
NEWS FROM MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC
THE MANNES ORCHESTRA AT CARNEGIE HALL
On Monday, November 3, at 8:00 p.m., the Mannes Orchestra and David Hayes, conductor and director of orchestral and conducting studies will perform a program at Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, located at Seventh Avenue and 57th Street. The program will include Messiaen's L'Ascencion: Quatre meditations symphoniques, and Mendelssohn's Lobgesang, "Hymn of Praise," op. 52.
Tickets are free and may be picked up at the Carnegie Box Office.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
SIMON CRITCHLEY DISCUSSES BARACK OBAMA ON CHANNEL 13 FORUM AND
IN HARPER'S MAGAZINE
Simon Critchley, chair of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research has published an article in the November issue of Harper's Magazine "The Amercian Void," which is based on remarks he delivered at the American Political Science Association in Boston on August 30 and at The New School on September 18 titled, Branding Democracy: Barack Obama and the American Void, and is posted on the Channel 13 Forum webpage.
In both Harper's Magazine and the Channel 13 Forum, Critchley examines Obama's subjectivity, the existential detachment that seems to haunt this presidential candidate, and how all of this relates to our conceptions of democracy. When democracy is promoted as a brand, it can be seen to generate many desires, such as participation, freedom of expression, a sense of belonging, and the promise of individual success—all embodied in the notion of "liberty." How and where do these desires find fulfillment or displacement?
The New School talk was presented in conjunction with university's international, interdisciplinary exhibition—Ours: Democracy in the Age of Branding.
WILLIAM PHILLIPS LECTURE: "ISRAEL AT 60: REALITY, UTOPIA, OR PROVOCATION?"
On Tuesday, November 11, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Edith Kurzweil presents the third William Phillips Lecture, given by Michal Govrin, titled "Israel at 60: Reality, Utopia, or Provocation?"
Michal Govrin, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, is an Israeli essayist, poet, and novelist. She received her PhD at the University of Paris, teaches drama at the Jerusalem Theater for Visual Arts, and is chair of the theater department at Emunah College. Her novel Snapshots received the 2003 Acum Prize for the best literary achievement of the year. Among her other distinctions are the Margalit Prize for Theater Direction, the Tel Aviv Foundation Award, the Kugel Prize, and the Prime Minister Prize.
This event will be held in Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required by emailing mcnamard@newschool.edu.
The New School will hold a conference on Friday-Saturday, November 7-8, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., highlighting the multiple contributions made by Aristide Zolberg, Walter A. Eberstadt and University-in-Exile Professor Emeritus of Political Science, to all aspects of the field of political science as well as a host of other disciplines.
Zolberg's work defies labeling. As a political scientist, he is a comparativist, an international relations specialist, and, most recently, an Americanist. Across disciplines, he is also an historian and a sociologist. Around the world, he's been an Africanist, an expert on Europe, and a scholar of the United States. His work has never been contained by institutional boundaries. In calling attention to his work, the conference hopes to present his combination of scholarly rigor and adventurousness as a model for the rest of us.
Speakers will include Richard Alba, David Apter, Craig Calhoun, Gary Gerstle, Ira Katznelson, Mae Ngai, and Mary Waters, and Aristide Zolberg.
The conference will be located at the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor. Admission is free; but seating is limited and reservations are required by emailing mcnamard@newschool.edu.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA
THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA TO PRESENT STAGE DOOR
The New School for Drama presents Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman's Stage Door as the second offering of the FIRST LOOK Performance Series. Drama's FIRST LOOK is a program of performances of classical and contemporary works staged in a final rehearsal atmosphere, with minimal sets, lights, costumes, and props. This production features the second-year acting students and is directed by Hal Brooks.
In this dramatic-comedy, the hopes and ambitions of 16 young women living in a theatrical boarding house for aspiring actresses are revealed as they fall hopelessly and desperately—some fatally—in love with the theater.
A Drama League Directing Fellow, Brooks directed the tour of Nilaja Sun's Obie Award Winning No Child..., as well as Fthe acclaimed off-Broadway hit and Pulitzer finalist Will Eno's Thom Pain (based on nothing). Other recent productions include Lady by Craig Wright, Lonesome Hollow by Lee Blessing and Athol Fugard's "MASTER HAROLD"...and the boys.
Performances are Wednesday-Saturday, November 5-8 at 8:00 p.m., with a matinee on Saturday at 3:00 p.m., at The New School for Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street, 3rd floor. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Reservations are recommended; call Ticket Central at 212.279.4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com.
For more information, visit the Drama website.
MATTHEW KELTY NAMED DRAMA'S ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
The New School for Drama recently announced the appointment of Matthew Kelty as associate director of the division. Prior to the position, Kelty was Drama's director of Academic Affairs, as well as director of Admissions.
"The decision is a result of the developing needs of the Drama school," explained program director Robert LuPone. "As we've demanded more of our students with regard to professionalism and curricular challenges, it has become clear that the school needs someone with a full-time presence in the office to handle the increased workload and to represent the division in multiple university settings. As associate director, Matt will continue handling Academic Affairs, but will play a larger role in guiding the future of the program."
"I'm thrilled to be more involved with the academic side of the school," says Kelty. "I have always had the greatest respect for the program, our students, and alumni, and I'm very excited to have a hand in shaping our continued success."
NEWS FROM EUGENE LANG COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS AND
THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
"FROM FAT IS A FEMINIST ISSUE TO HOW WE GET A BODY"
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN SUSIE ORBACH AND ANN SNITOW
On Wednesday, November 5, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Ann Snitow, associate professor of Literature and Gender Studies at Eugene Lang College, and Susie Orbach, visiting scholar at The New School for Social Research, will have a discussion about the roles of body image and weight in a feminist context.
Susie Orbach is a psychotherapist, writer. She has been thinking about and working with eating problems for over 30 years, co-founding the Women's Therapy Centre in London in 1976, and the Women's Therapy Centre Institute in New York in 1981. She has written extensively on women's psychology and the construction of femininity and gender, feminism and psychoanalysis, and globalization and body image. Her numerous publications include the classic, Fat is a Feminist Issue, along with such other influential texts as Hunger Strike, The Impossibility of Sex, among others. Her newest book, Bodies, will be published in January 2009. She is the convener of the body activist group, Any Body, and lectures extensively in Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Orbach has served as consultant to the World Bank and has been working with the DOVE Campaign for Real Beauty for the last five years to change media images to more accurately reflect who we are.
Ann Snitow is a feminist activist and writer. Her most recent work includes The Feminist Memoir Project, edited with Rachel Blau Duplessis.
This free event sponsored by the Gender Studies Program at Eugene Lang College, and the Psychology Department at The New School for Social Research, will take place at 80 Fifth Avenue, room 529.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES
DOC STUDIES ALUM TAKES TOP PRIZE AT CMJ FILM FESTIVAL
Last week, Doc Studies alum Sarah Frank ('08) was awarded Best Documentary Short at CMJ's inaugural CineMini Short Film Festival in Manhattan. Frank was awarded with a package ,including software and a camera, for her next film.
Frank's film, In Bed with a Mosquito, is an intimate portrait of activism and aging in New York City, focusing on the life of Betty Brassell, a 78-year-old, anti-war activist, living in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Fellow alum Carlos Barbot was also a finalist for the award.
NEWS FROM PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
PARSONS CELEBRATES PUBLICATION OF SWITCH CRAFT
On November 8, Parsons Communication Design and Technology programs will hold a reception celebrating the publication of Switch Craft: Battery Powered Crafts to Make and Sew, written by faculty member Alison Lewis, and Fang-Yu Lin, an alumnus of the CDT Masters Program. The reception will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, at 2 West 13th Street and RSVP is required by November 7 by emailing rsvp@iheartswitch.com.
Switch Craft details 20 projects that fuse technology with crafting, including a laptop sleeve that pulses light when it detects a Wi-Fi zone and a tote with snap-on speakers.
An alumna of Parsons' Design and Technology program, Lewis has spent many years teaching designers and artists how to combine fashion, design and technology. She currently teaches courses in fashion technology and fashion communication at Parsons and oversees the tech-crafting website Switch (link to www.iheartswitch.com), which she created.
Switch Craft was published on October 28 by Potter Craft. For more information about the book, please visit Potter Craft on the web.
NEWS FROM MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY
MILANO ALUMNA JACQUELINE M. WELCH JOINS TURNER BROADCASTING AS SENIOR VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Jacqueline M. Welch ('95), a graduate of Milano's human resource management program, has been named senior vice president of human resources for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.). In her new role, Welch leads Turner's corporate-level global talent management, diversity and development functions. Her new management portfolio includes succession-planning, performance-management, diversity initiatives, learning & development, and organizational-development activity.
She joins TBS, Inc. from more than six years with Rock-Tenn Company in Atlanta, where she was vice president of employee and organizational effectiveness. Earlier in her career, Welch was a senior manager at Accenture; an associate with Towers Perrin; and an internal consultant for Lord & Taylor, a division of the May Department Stores Company.
GREEN-COLLAR JOBS: A SOLUTION TO NYC'S ENVIRONMENTAL AND WORKFORCE ILLS?
Across the United States, labor and political leaders advocate investment in a green economic recovery to boost employment and address climate change. Last year, Congress passed the Green Jobs Act which, if fully funded, would allocate $125 million to train workers in green trades. The presidential candidates have sought even greater investments in green infrastructure. What exactly are green-collar jobs—and how can New York City create them?
On Wednesday, November 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Center for New York City Affairs brings together key stakeholders for a conversation about green jobs, moderated by Errol Louis, columnist and editorial board member, New York Daily News.
Speakers include: Bruce Herman, deputy commissioner for Workforce Development, New York State Department of Labor; Miquela Craytor, executive director, Sustainable South Bronx; Ramón Cruz, vice president for energy and environment, Partnership for NYC; and Ed Ott, executive director, New York City Central Labor Council.
The event supported by the Sirus Fund and the Milano Foundation, will be held in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required by calling 212.229.5418, or emailing centernyc@newschool.edu.
NEWS FROM THE INDIA CHINA INSTITUTE
STUDENT TRAVEL RESEARCH FUND APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
Students can now apply for India China Institute's Student Travel / Research Funds for 2009. Four awards are available at $2,500 each for undergraduate or graduate students to support an independent study project or to defray the cost of attending a New School program in India or China during the 2008-2009 academic year.
Please visit the India China website for program guidelines and application forms. The Deadline for applying is November 6, 2008.
STUDENTS INVITED TO COMPETE IN PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CONTEST
The Responsibility Campaign invites you to create a 30-second public service announcement (PSA) on the negative consequences of underage drinking. The PSA's content should address binge drinking and deter underage drinkers from purchasing and/or consuming alcoholic beverages. The winning PSA will creatively and artistically capture this message.
First prize is $1,000; second prize is $500; and third prize is $250.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three submissions and announced at a special reception for the finalists hosted by the Responsibility Campaign.
For contest details, rules, and applications visit the NYU website. The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 1.
The Responsibility Campaign was created to form an alliance among New York City's elected officials, Community Boards Two and Three, New York University, The New School, Cooper Union, student groups, and local bar owners to develop a framework for responsibility and safety for university students and others involved in NYC nightlife.
Through these partnerships, the Responsibility Campaign has established working relationships with students and bar/club operators to proactively work towards the prevention of underage and binge drinking.
CATCH THE "VAN GOGH AND THE COLORS OF THE NIGHT" EXHIBIT AT
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART FOR FREE
Did you know that you could get into this exciting museum for free? In order to receive your free admission, go to the lobby information desk and show them your valid New School ID. Students, faculty, and staff receive one free admission for themselves. Faculty and staff may also obtain an additional two tickets for their guests. Enjoy!
TIME OUT NEW YORK DISCOUNT OFFER
Start your year off being in the know about things free or fancy. Time Out New York is offering all students, faculty, and staff at The New School a full year's subscription for just $20! That's 51 issues for the entire year and only 39c an issue. Steal this deal for yourself or a gift to another.
THE BEST DEAL FOR AFFORDABLE THEATER, Dance, and concert TICKETS:
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND
An exciting spring theater, music and dance season is under way: Why pay $100 or more, when you can pay $20-$36 for Broadway shows and Off-Broadway shows, dance performances and concerts? An inexpensive way to enjoy the best of New York culture is to join Theatre Development Fund (TDF).
To be eligible, you must be a full-time student or teacher, senior citizen (62+), civil servant, union member, staff member of a not-for-profit organization, performing arts professional, or member of the clergy or armed forces. Annual membership fee is $27.50, and you can join online.
A small sampling of performances recently available to TDF Members for $20-36 per ticket include: 13-A New Musical, The 39 Steps, Absinthe at the Spiegeltent, Altar Boyz, American Ballet Theatre, August: Osage County, Avenue Q, Ballet NY, Beast, Big Apple Circus, Boeing Boeing, The Fantasticks, Flamingo Court, Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab, Fueerzabruta, Gypsy, Hairspray, Irena's Vow, Legally Blonde, Monty Python's Spamalot, The Marvelous Wonderettes, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, Paul Taylor Dance Company, The Phantom of the Opera, Speed the Plow, Spring Awakening, The Seagull, To Be Or Not To Be and Xanadu.
So don't miss this great opportunity to see great theater at great prices.
The New York Times is offering a 60 percent discount ($.40/per day Monday-Saturday, $2.00 on Sunday) for home or office subscriptions to all faculty, staff, and students.
Here's how it works. Unlike traditional subscriptions, the education rate can be set up by semester or in a combination that best reflects your schedules for both delivery and billing. New School faculty, staff, and students can have a subscription Monday-Friday, Sunday only, weekends only, or any combination.
To take advantage of the special discount to the Times or to change a current subscription, students, faculty (full-time and part-time), and staff should contact the customer service center at 888.NYT.COLL, to order a single subscription or a classroom subscription of up to eight copies for required reading in the classroom.
To order a classroom subscription of eight or more copies for required reading in the classroom, contact the education program's customer service center at 800.631.1222.
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