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A selection of recent news and announcements about The New School for Social Research.

Institute for Philosophy and the New Humanities Lecture Series

This series of six lectures looks at the successes, as well as the failures, of the search for artificial intelligence and uses them as a window on the larger question of what this search can tell us about the nature of the human(ities).

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Subscribe to the Democracy Seminar Newsletter

Join a global group of scholars and activists exploring and analyzing the origins of threats against democracy and exchanging ideas and experiences about how to oppose them.

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Student-Run Journal Celebrates a Century of Philosophy

Philosophy has been a prominent discipline at The New School since the university was established in 1919. Check out the latest issue of the student-run Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal to read more about this incredible legacy.

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Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism

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Economics

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Gender and Sexuality Studies

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Historical Studies

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Liberal Studies

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Philosophy

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Politics

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Psychology

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Sociology

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Centers and Institutes

Participate in scholarly exploration at our centers and institutes. Alongside faculty, engage in interdisciplinary research, participate in policy debates, and dialogue with thought leaders to reframe the way you approach problems and develop solutions.

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Scholars & Work

At NSSR, critical thinkers from around the world break new ground, challenge the status quo, and reshape contemporary thought to address urgent social and political problems. Explore their work.

Anthropology at the intersection of media studies, technology, and design

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Meet Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, PhD alumna in Politics

Graduating student outcomes

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The New School's Gender and Sexualities Studies Institute Arrives at a Critical Time for Feminists, Gender Minorities, and Queer Communities Throughout the World

The Institute for Philosophy and the New Humanities to Highlight Compelling Work in Contemporary Philosophy and the Humanities

Trauma and Global Mental Health Psychology Lab Partners with Danish Red Cross to Provide Short-Term Mental Health Interventions to New Yorkers

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Upcoming Events

Tuesday, September 8 to Saturday, December 19

ONLINE | Economics Seminars Series

Hosted by The New School for Social Research's Economics Department, the seminar series features lectures, paper and book presentations from prominent economists.
Online

Monday, September 14 to Monday, November 2

ONLINE | Critical History Today Lecture Series

The Historical Studies department is returning with their lecture series - Critical History Today. The themes of which build upon our shared commitment to developing modes of historical analysis that ...
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Wednesday, September 16 to Wednesday, November 18

ONLINE | Law, Justice and Human Rights in China

Weekly Online Seminar beginning September 16, 2020This 10-session seminar will introduce the legal system of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – in practice as well as theory – with an emphasis on ...
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Tuesday, September 22 to Wednesday, November 18

ONLINE | Immigration Short-Takes: Race, Migration, and Black Mobility

Join the Zolberg Institute in an online series of short discussions with scholars and activists on the nexus of race, black mobility, and migration-related issues. These short discussions, held over Z ...
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Monday, October 26, 12:00 PM

ONLINE | Poetic Thinking Today: Critics Roundtable

Join us on Zoom for a roundtable discussion in which Amir Eshel, Stanford University, discuss his recent book Poetic Thinking Today with Paul Kottman, The New School for Social Research, Alberto Siani ...
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