Public Seminar has posted a review by our own Prof. Kumru Toktamis of Stefan Ihrig's book Atatürk in the Nazi Imagination. ....Ihrig, in his nuanced and detailed treatment of Nazi constructions of MKA shows that they might have misunderstood and fully ignored one of Atatürk’s main dictums “peace at home, peace abroad” (p.170) in their attempts to highlight his martial qualities for their...
From Critical Moves to the Financialization of Life: A Symposium Celebrating the Work of Randy Martin. Friday, Dec. 12 at Pratt Institute
Aesthetics 10:10 AM
From Critical Moves to the Financialization of Life A Symposium Celebrating the Work of Randy Martin DECEMBER 12, 11-2 PM Alumni Reading Room Pratt Institute Library Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y. For maps and directions, scroll down or go to our RSVP page This symposium brings together a panel of distinguished speakers to explore the many areas of study that the work of Randy...
In Carl Zimring's SUST 405 Production, Consumption, and Waste seminar, students analyze ways in which waste is created, defined, and managed in industrial society, and they create recommendations for improving problems with the waste stream. The seminar includes discussions, research, readings, and site visits. This week, the students visited the Sims Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Sunset Park, where New York City's residential recyclables...
Lecture: Gregory Donovan - Youth, Proprietary Media, & the Oligoptic City. Sept 30th
Caitlin Cahill 11:08 AM
Youth, Proprietary Media, & the Oligoptic City Dr. Gregory Donovan Assistant Professor, New Media Dept. of Communication & Media Studies, Fordham University Tuesday September 30,20146 PM ISC, room 101A Lecture sponsored by the Department of Social Sciences & Cultural Studies Pratt Institute All are welcome! Please contact ccahill@pratt.edu for more information Pratt InstituteMain Brooklyn Campus 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Campus Map...
“QUESTIONING AESTHETICS”: A SYMPOSIUMFriday-Saturday, September 19-20, 2014 Pratt InstituteEngineering 307The symposium is free and open to the public. Generously co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Department of Social Science and Cultural Studies at Pratt Institute, The School of Visual Arts, The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University, The Edwin H. Case...
It's the beginning of another new academic year at the Pratt Institute, and the Department of Social Science and Cultural Studies is pleased to announce that the Minor in Sustainability Studies is growing. The minor deepens the understanding of the interdisciplinary approach to sustainable environmental, economic, and social practices, providing students with a broad understanding of the complex interrelationships between humans and ecosystems...
Critical and Visual Studies the Liberal Arts Major at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y. This summer brings a new phase in the major with the launching of our revised curriculum. It also brings a change of Coordinator for the major. We are delighted to announce that Lisabeth During, Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Social Science and Cultural Studies is our...
2014 SENIOR THESIS AWARDS This year we had a great selection of excellent student work, which made the selection process more difficult than perhaps ever before. After much deliberation, the faculty of the Department of Social Science and Cultural Studies voted to give the following awards to our graduating seniors: Honors with Distinction(The highest award from the faculty. In recognition of outstanding research...
