Jurow Hall, NYU Silver Center, 100 Washington Square East
David Rieff is an author and journalist frequently contributing to the New York Times Sunday Magazine. He is the author
of eight books, including Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West, A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis,
and At the Point of a Gun: Democratic Dreams and Armed Interventions.
This event is free and open to the public with
government issued ID. Wheelchair accessible.
Workshop held at IPK
Within the both the humanities and social sciences, action theories are currently facing new challenges. On the one hand,
the transition from a society of production to a knowledge society forces us to examine more closely the interplay of local
and global action with respect to technological innovation, social practices, and the production of knowledge. On the other hand,
knowledge gained from neuroscience and related fields put much philosophy, sociology, and anthropology on the defensive. While
it has introduced a new kind of empirical evidence into efforts to model action, it has created a new kind of pressure to justify
interpretations lacking bases in bioscience.
In light of this, The Institute for Public Knowledge is partnering with Dr. Tanja Bogusz of the Humboldt University to host a workshop
that will examine the question of whether contemporary theories of practice can help advance the discussion of when action is reproductive
or creative, and more generally patterns of social change.
This workshop is closed to the public.
Over the summer of 2008, the Institute for Public Knowledge moved from temporary space at 4 Washington Square North to its
permanent location on the 5th floor of 20 Cooper Square. The new facility offers IPK the opportunity to host conferences, meetings
and workshops, and provides Visiting Scholars and Research Assistants the resources needed to carry out their projects.
In Fall 2008, IPK will host an open house. For more details, please email ipk.info[at]nyu.edu to join our mailing list.
In early summer 2008, the Institute for Public Knowledge announced the support of three projects proposed by members of the IPK
Assistant Professors Network. Ranging from $2,500 to $10,000, these funds are designed to foster sustained discussion among faculty
by establishing working groups to discuss issues of intellectual and public interest.
The Assistant Professors Network was organized in fall 2007 to build connections between the tenure-track faculty across NYU's fourteen Schools and Colleges.
If you are an Assistant Professor and would like to join, please email ipk.info[@]nyu.edu for more information.