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The New School's historic Tishman Auditorium
(Photo: Sameer Khan 2012) |
NEW YORK, August 27, 2012 – The New School begins the fall semester with a diverse roster of panels, lectures and networking events focusing on politics, current affairs and business. The New School's flagship journal Social Research hosts a discussion on Egypt after the Presidential Election (Sep. 19), and the Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy convenes a group of leading scholars to discuss the economy in recovery at "After the Crisis: Housing Policy and Finance in the US and UK" (Sep. 13 and 14). Business and entrepreneurship highlights include Ignite NYC: Falls, Facepalms, and Spinouts (Sep. 12), a celebration of "the other side of failure," and the WIE Network 2012 Symposium (Sep. 22 and 23) on women in business, featuring Geena Davis, Sheila Johnson and others.
Read on for a full list of September events.
Ignite NYC at The New School: Fails, Facepalms, and Spinouts: Stories from the Other Side of Failure.
Wednesday, September 12, 6:30 PM
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
To purchase tickets, visit ignitenyc14.eventbrite.com
The New School is pleased to welcome Ignite NYC back to Tishman auditorium for their latest installment of rapid-fire presentation by some of NYC's best, brightest and most creative. Ignite NYC cultivates a vibrant community of artists, technologists, entrepreneurs, and big thinkers to connect, share ideas, start new projects, and step up to this challenge: Enlighten us, but make it quick! The talks are sometimes funny, sometimes brilliant, and always thought provoking. Sponsored by The New School.
Respect and the City: Race, Class, and Development in Detroit... and NYC
Thursday, September 13 - Thursday, September 13, 8:30 AM-10:30 AM
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: Attendance is free; RSVP at [email protected]
Detroit and New York are both iconic American cities with long histories of tension at the intersections of race and class, labor and capital. In tough economic times, competition for resources and power can be fierce. How do groups demand respect and gain economic influence? How have these tensions shaped urban America in recent decades-and why have these two cities followed such different paths out of the era of industrial decline and the rise of globalization? Panelists include:
George Galster, author, Driving Detroit, and professor of urban affairs, Wayne State University
Peter Eisinger, Henry Cohen Professor, Milano School for International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, The New School
Carol O'Cleireacain, senior fellow, Brookings Institution
Ademola Oyefaso, political and legislative director, The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, UFCW, CLC
After the Crisis: Housing Policy and Finance in the US and UK
Thursday-Friday, September 13-14, 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: Free with RSVP: https://fs11.formsite.com/Milano/UK_US_Housing_Conference/secure_index.html
The New School hosts a two-day conference to reflect on the state of housing policy and housing finance in the US and UK. Leading housing experts from both nations will examine the current state of housing finance, and housing policy discuss future prospects, with a focus on housing finance and affordability. The first day of the conference will feature two discussion panels, on the Future of Housing Finance, and on Post-Crisis Prospects for Affordable Rental Housing in a Time of Fiscal Austerity. The second day will feature two sets of paper presentations.
Thursday, Sept. 13
1:30 PM Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Robert Buckley (The New School) and Alex Schwartz (The New School), Conference Organizers
David Van Zandt, President of the New School
1:45 PM Discussion Panel 1: The Future of Housing Finance
David Miles (Bank of England, Member of Monetary Policy Committee)
Edward Kane (Boston College)
Nicolas Retsinas (Harvard University)
Moderator: John Cassidy (Staff Writer, New Yorker)
4:00 PM Discussion Panel 2: Post-Crisis Prospects for Affordable Rental Housing in a Time of Fiscal Austerity
Xavier Briggs (MIT)
Mike Murray (Bates College)
Mark Stephens (Heriot-Watt University)
William Traylor (Richman Group)
Moderator: Christine Whitehead (London School of Economics)
Friday, Sept. 14
8:30 AM Paper Panel 1: Housing Market Dynamics after the Crisis: Homeownership and Rental Housing
Peter Kemp (Oxford University): "An Uncertain Future? The Prospects for Private Rental Housing in the UK"
Anne Shlay (Temple University): "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Housing: Rethinking Renting and Owning in Post-Crisis America."
Eric Belsky (Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies): "Not so Fast: Drawing Conclusions about the Future of Homeownership in America."
Chris Leishman (Heriot-Watt University): "Aggregate Housing Supply: Are the Microeconomics and Behavior of Housing Developers Important?"
Discussant: Kate Barker (former member of Bank of England, Monetary Policy Committee, author of UK Housing Supply Review)
10:45 AM Paper Panel 2: Low-income Housing and Community Development after the Crisis
Ingrid Ellen (New York University): "The Foreclosure Crisis and Community Development: Exploring the Foreclosed Stock in Hard-Hit Neighborhoods."
Ed Ferrari (University of Sheffield): "Social Housing and Community Development in Straitened Times: the View from England."
Rachel Kleit (Ohio State University): "The Changing Role of Housing Authorities in the Affordable Housing Delivery System."
Mark Joseph (Case Western Reserve University): "Mixed-Income Development as a Neoliberal Policy Experiment"
Discussant: George Galster (Wayne State University)
Social Research Issue Launch: Egypt after the Presidential Election
Wednesday, September 19, 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
Join us for a panel discussion about Egypt’s future, post-presidential election and under Mohamed Morsi's stewardship.
Moderated by Talal Asad, distinguished professor of Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center, participants include:
Hazem Fahmy, economist and writer, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Mona El Ghobashy, assistant professor of Political Science and Comparative Politics, Barnard College
Timothy Mitchell, professor, Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies, Columbia University; author of Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity (UCP, 2002)
Samer Shehata, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
This event launches Egypt in Transition, the 2012 Summer issue of Social Research: An International Quarterly (79:2), which is devoted to the proceedings of the 27th Social Research conference on the same theme. Visit the Center for Public Scholarship upcoming events website for up to date information at www.newschool.edu/cps/events. For more information contact 212.229.5776 x3.
The Educated Eater: What's Behind the Label?
Wednesday, September 19, 6:00 PM
Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street)
Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required; visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/251020.
Our decisions about food are governed by factors including taste, price, and concerns about ethics and safety. The way food has been grown or raised and processed is a central concern for many consumers. In this event, a panel of Greenmarket farmers address the technical and practical meanings of labels like "organic," "natural," and "hormone free" and explain how small family farms make decisions about growing practices and obtaining popular certifications such as "Certified Naturally Grown" and "Organic." Speakers to be announced. Co-sponsored by the New School Food Studies program and GrowNYC.
Capturing the Gains from Globalization
Monday, September 24, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Wolff Conference Room, D-1103, 6 E 16th St
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
This panel discussion will look at international business and economic development, and will feature Will Milberg, economics professor, The New School for Social Research; Gary Gereffi, professor of Sociology, Duke University; and Stephanie Barrientos, professor of Development Studies, University of Manchester.
WIE 2012 Symposium: The New Guard
Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23, 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Tishman Auditorium and the Orozco Room, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Admission: $375 for one day, $600 for both days; register at https://www.wienetwork.org/registration/
The WIE Symposium is a dynamic conference designed to inspire and empower women. The event brings together prominent leaders from the worlds of politics, business, fashion, philanthropy, media, entertainment and the arts, in a full day of lively panels, workshops, master-classes and an inspirational awards ceremony. WIE is a fantastic networking opportunity for women, allowing them to connect with their peers and be inspired by their mentors. WIE New York will feature topics such as The Business of Creativity, Harnessing the Potential of E-commerce, Presentation and Pitching skills for Entrepreneurs and Body Image and the Media. Speakers include Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief Kate White, The Studio Museum's Thelma Golden, business leader and Washington Wizards managing partner Sheila Johnson, acclaimed actress Geena Davis and many others. Visit www.wienetwork.org for more details and a full schedule of events.
The New York Salon at The New School - What Does It Mean to Be Human: I'm So Spiritual
Monday, October 1, 7:00 PM
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: Free and open to the public
"I'm not religious - I'm spiritual," is an increasingly common sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic. But what does it mean? Is self-styled "spirituality" simply a different form of religion, or does it represent a fundamental departure, even a threat to traditional religion? Is the rise of "spiritual" sentiment just another expression of our religious nature as human beings, or is it something new? The New York Salon and The New School host a panel discussion with:
Matt Hutson is a former editor at Psychology Today. His book, The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane, was published in April 2012.
Courtney Bender received her PhD in Sociology from Princeton University. Bender is author of The New Metaphysicals: Spirituality and the American Religious Imagination (Chicago 2010), and Heaven's Kitchen: Practicing Religion at God's Love We Deliver (Chicago 2003). She is co-editor with Pamela Klassen of After Pluralism: Reimagining Religious Engagement (Columbia 2010); and co-editor with Ann Taves of What Matters? Ethnographies of Value in a Secular Age (Columbia 2012). Her forthcoming book is Religion in Modern America.
Alan Miller is a director of The New York Salon, a forum for inter-disciplinary, open debate. He is also the co-fouhnder of the Truman Brewery, a 10-acre site dedicated to cultural activity in London's East End. He served on The Arts Council's London Arts Board for several years. Miller is also a film director and has had his work broadcast internationally.
Moderated by Jean Smith, Director of The New York Salon.
For more information visit www.nysalon.org or www.battleofideas.org.uk
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