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Film Series: The Black Power Mixtape

Announcement 9:20 PM
Resist! Film Series: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 Wednesday, December 7 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm Unnameable Books, 600 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn The Black Power Mixtape is a documentary released in 2011 documenting the Black Power movement in the U.S. Resist! Film Series showcases films and documentaries that focus on radical resistance, historical and contemporary activist movements, and intersectionality. Click here for more information and to RSVP. Critical & Visual...
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Community Resources For This Week

Action 7:54 PM
Black Women's Resistance Toolkit in the Era of Trump This collection of resources was compiled by the staff and members of Black Women's Blueprint. Click here to see the full list of resources. #TeachingTheDisaster A compilation of resources for teaching after this election, put together by Anthropology prof. Zoe Wool and her colleagues at Rice Universit can all be found on Savage Minds, click here...
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Petition to Make Pratt A Sanctuary Campus

Community Organizing 7:50 PM
From the Social Justice/Social Practice Faculty Seminar As the home to students, faculty, and staff from around the world, and a global leader in the education of artists, designers and architects, Pratt has the responsibility to take a strong stand against bigotry, xenophobia, and hate in any form. We implore all of you to sign this petition and to please disseminate the link to...
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Upcoming Black Lives Matter Events

Announcement 7:35 PM
Come join us for the next Black Lives Matter Pratt Student Meeting Tuesday, December 6 from 12:45pm to 1:45pm The Center in Main Hall The new Black Lives Matter Pratt student group led by the new BLM Director of Programming, Mahogany L. Browne, will meet every first and third Tuesday in the Diversity and Inclusion Center. For more information, follow BLM Pratt on social media: FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter. Critical &...
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The Symposium Series Presents: Johanna Oksala

Announcement 7:26 PM
Please join us on Tuesday November 28, from 5:30- 7:30 in the Alumni Reading Room for our next speaker in the Symposium Series! Johanna Oksala will be giving her presentation titled "Feminism Against Bio-capitalism." Her paper "discusses the growth of bio-capitalism and analyzes its political consequences through the case study of commercial gestational surrogacy." She will touch on works by both Melinda Cooper...
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How's The Election Result Going For You? Here's An Antidote

Critical & Visual Studies 1:10 PM
Words in Solidarity: A Fundraiser for Immigrants' Rights Thursday November 17th, 7pm The Saint Catherine, 660 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn 11238 RSVP on Facebook here. Admission to reading is free, raffle tickets $20 each In light of the election results, it is important to stand with institutions that protect lives in this country, because those who have gained power will seek to strip and dismantle them....
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SSCS Faculty Commons Seminar

Aesthetics 1:00 PM
Wednesday, November 1612:30-1:50pmDekalb 3rd floor conference room"States of Denial: Katanga, Rhodesia, and Transkei and the Limits ofAfrican Self-Determination." Josiah Brownell will be sharing two draft chapters of his new manuscriptproject: "States of Denial: Katanga, Rhodesia, and Transkei and the Limitsof Africa Self-Determination."  These chapters will examine the complexrelationships between these three failed, right-wing African independencebids; the transatlantic racial networks they tapped into; and...
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Senior Thesis Luncheon

Announcement 4:14 PM
Please join the Critical And Visual Studies major on November 15, 1:00 - 2:00 PM for a presentation by Antonio Del Valle on his Senior thesis! Antonio's work is titled "Conversations On The Awakening Identity of Puerto Ricans". Join us in North Hall 112, There will be Tacos!  Critical & Visual Studies All Events Are Free And Open To Public  Pratt Institute  200...
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Symposium Discussion- Visual Intelligence and Philosophy

Aesthetics 2:21 PM
The Institute for Visual Intelligence, would like to invite you ​to their Inaugural Symposium, Sat, Nov 19: 10 - 5 PM at NYU. The talk will be surrounding the Philisophical understanding of visual intellegence. Through the use of analytic philosophy we will attempt to discover the connection between logic, philosophy, and visual intellegence.  You may still participate in the event by submitting an abstract or moderating a...
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Asian American in America Poetry Event

Asian Americans 1:08 PM
Thursday, November 10, at 7:00 PM DeColonizeThisPlace, 55 Walker Street, NYC Insurgent Poets Society presents, Asian American in America featuring poets; Paul Tran, Suzen Sweeney, and Guangpyo Hong, as well as a screening of the film, Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight: The Japanese War Brides. Click here for more information. Critical & Visual Studies  All Events Are Free And Open To Public  Pratt...
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Another Pratt Philosopher on the "De-Pathologizing of Trumpism"

Critical Analysis 12:57 PM
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