The profound upheaval wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has, understandably, invited a wide array of comparisons with past disasters. Of course, societies across the globe have grappled with unexpected, cataclysmic events throughout all of recorded history. But the character, meaning, and experience of such destructive phenomena have varied greatly across world regions and historical eras. In this talk, we will consider together how disasters might be “good to think with,” and how, more specifically, they might allow us to discern and map the movement of large-scale socio-historical transformations.
Presented by Aaron Jakes, Assistant Professor of History and Co-Director of Capitalism Studies.
Prep reading: Selections from ‘Record of Outstanding Events,’ The Bank of England; Sources from the aftermath of the Black Death in Europe.
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In The Current Moment: Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities, 11 professors from The New School for Social Research share their own in-depth analyses on how a variety of contemporary social, political, economic, cultural and ethical problems have been amplified by the pandemic.
Presented by The New School for Social Research.
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This series of ten talks, free and not for credit, for current and prospective graduate students at the New School for Social Research, New School graduating seniors and BAMA students, as well as interested continuing graduate students, offers perspectives on the pandemic by ten NSSR faculty members from several academic disciplines, including Anthropology, Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Liberal Studies, History, Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism, and Gender and Sexuality Studies. Each thirty minute talk will be followed by a 30-minute discussion. Speakers will include Shannon Mattern, Mark Setterfield, Jay Bernstein, Deva Woodly, Robin Wagner-Pacifici, Dominic Pettman, Aaron Jakes, Jon Baskin, and Chiara Bottici.
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