DESIGN/HISTORY/REVOLUTION: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE AT THE NEW SCHOOL
EXPLORING THE INTERSECTIONS OF DESIGN AND REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS ACROSS EIGHT CENTURIES

April 27 and 28, 2012
The New School's Kellen Auditorium, 66 Fifth Ave., New York
Free and open to the public

NEW YORK, April 17, 2012 - The New School presents DESIGN/HISTORY/REVOLUTION, an interdisciplinary conference exploring how design has shaped cultural, political, and scientific upheaval. The conference, which takes place April 27 and 28 at The New School, will feature an international cohort of scholars of design, history, politics, and art.

"From Pierre L'Enfant's plan for the American capital, to early Soviet Constructivist imagery, to the poster art that emerged out of Occupy Wall Street, design has always both reflected and fueled modern revolutionary movements," said New School Provost Tim Marshall. "There is no better setting to explore these themes than The New School, which since its founding has fostered critical discourse about the ideas and issues shaping our world."

The conference, which also celebrates the launch of a new Master of Arts program in design studies at Parsons The New School for Design, will feature a keynote address by Barry Bergdoll, Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art, and Professor of Architectural History, Columbia University. Bergdoll will examine the historiography of design, particularly in relation to its influence on social and political movements.

In addition, more 30 scholars from the world's leading universities will present research on the historical intersections of design and social change. On April 27th, the conference will open with panels on Design and Public Spaces and Revolutions In/And Architecture. The following day will feature panels on Designing Nations and Empires, Designing the Russian Revolution and Soviet History, Design and Identities, and Designing for the Body and the Senses.

The complete program, speakers' bios, and abstracts can be reviewed online at designhistoryrevolution.wordpress.com.

About The New School

The New School, a leading progressive university in New York City, was founded in 1919 as a center of intellectual and artistic freedom. Today The New School is still in the vanguard of innovation and experimentation in higher education, with more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students in design and the social sciences, the humanities, management, and the performing arts and thousands of adult learners in continuing education courses. Committed to public engagement, The New School welcomes thousands of New Yorkers yearly to its celebrated public programs and maintains a global presence through its online learning programs, research institutes, and international partnerships. Learn more at www.newschool.edu.

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