Public social science depends on addressing public issues and informing public
understanding. Simply reaching a broader public is only part of the story. Certainly a
social science turned in on itself fails to achieve much public significance...making the sorts of social science we already produce more accessible is not sufficient; we have to produce better social science. This means more work addressing public issues.
- Dr. Craig Calhoun; Director, IPK (follow link below for full article)
- Dr. Craig Calhoun; Director, IPK (follow link below for full article)
The Global Café - Spring 2008
every other Wednesday | noon - 2:00
King Juan Carlos Center
53 Washington Square South, 4th floor
53 Washington Square South, 4th floor
Catered lunch with informal discussion of research by faculty, for faculty. Beginning the 2nd week of the semester. Presentation schedule still has openings for spring 2008; click through for more details.
Open to NYU faculty with RSVP - ipk.info @ nyu.edu
That the world may know: Bearing witness to atrocity
Humanitarianism Seminar Series
Humanitarianism Seminar Series
10 March 2008 | 6:00
The Puck Building, 4th Floor
295 Lafayette at Houston
295 Lafayette at Houston
James Dawes is Associate Professor of English and American Literature at Macalester College. In That the World May Know: Bearing Witness to Atrocity (Harvard University Press 2007) Dawes brings the expertise and the sensitivity of a literary scholar to representations of atrocity, with case studies about Rwanda, and organizations including the ICRC and UNHCR. He is also the author of The Language of War (Harvard University Press, 2002) as well as numerous articles on topics including literary and language theory, international law and human rights, trauma, literature and medical studies, Shakespeare, aesthetic theory, and pedagogical technique.
Religion, Secularism and Spirituality
Rethinking Secularism Series
Rethinking Secularism Series
26 March 2008 | 6:30 - 8:30
The Bronfman Center, New York University
7 E 10th Street
7 E 10th Street
Moderator and IPK Director Craig Calhoun will lead a discussion between Ann Taves, Professor of Catholic Studies and Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Courtney Bender, Associate Professor of Religion, Columbia University will discuss the relationships between religion, secularism and spirituality.
Open to the public with photo ID and RSVP - ipk.info @ nyu.edu
The Global Seminar: Global Inequity
28-29 March 2008
NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
60 Washington Square South
Reception, presentations, and roundtable Friday evening followed by a full day of presentations on Saturday. Presenters include Professor Nancy Fraser, Professor Julie Mostov, Huffington Post blogger James Boyce, and Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development Lopamudra Banerjee with topics situated in Political Theory and Political Economy.
Open to the public with photo ID and RSVP - ipk.info @ nyu.edu
A Secular Age
Rethinking Secularism Series
Rethinking Secularism Series
02 April 2008 | 6:30 - 8:30
NYU Silver Center, Jurow Hall
100 Washington Square East
100 Washington Square East
Charles Taylor, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at McGill University and Michael Warner, Professor of English and American Studies, Yale University to discuss the question of secularism in the global. Co-sponsored by the Social Science Research Council.
Open to the public with photo ID and RSVP - ipk.info @ nyu.edu
Humanitarianism in Question: Power, Politics, Ethics
Humanitarianism Seminar Series
Humanitarianism Seminar Series
14 April 2008 | 6:30 - 8:30
The Puck Building, 4th Floor
295 Lafayette at Houston
295 Lafayette at Houston
Seminar and Book Launch: in addition to substantive discussion, we will be celebrating the release of a collection of papers from a previous version of the seminar series, edited by Thomas G. Weiss and Michael Barnett. Humanitarianism in Question: Power, Politics, Ethics is published by Cornell University Press and includes contributions from Craig Calhoun, James Fearon, Janice Gross Stein, Laura Hammond, Peter J. Hoffman, Stephen Hopgood, Peter Redfield, Jennifer Rubenstein, Jack Snyder, and the editors.
Michael Barnett is the Harold Stassen Chair of International Relations at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and an adjunct professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. Thomas G. Weiss is Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, where he is co-director of the UN Intellectual History Project. He is President (2008-9) of the International Studies Association, chair (2007-9) of the Academic Council on the UN System (ACUNS), and was awarded the Grand Prix Humanitaire de France 2006.
Secularism, Religion, and US Politics: Election 2008
Rethinking Secularism Series
Rethinking Secularism Series
29 April 2008 | 6:30 - 8:30
Location to be announced
D. Michael Lindsay, Professor of Sociology and Assistant Director of the Center on Race, Religion, and Urban Life at Rice University will discuss the relationship between religion and politics in the US with special emphasis on the upcoming election.
Open to the public with photo ID and RSVP - ipk.info @ nyu.edu
Secularism, Religion and Islam
Rethinking Secularism Series
Rethinking Secularism Series
06 May 2008 | 6:30 - 8:30
Kimmel Center, New York University
60 Washington Square South
60 Washington Square South
John Esposito, University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Professor of Islamic Studies and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University will discuss secularism and religion in majority Muslim states.
Open to the public with photo ID and RSVP - ipk.info @ nyu.edu