Join us Thursday, November 13, for a conversation with Roy Scranton, Professor of English, for a talk on his new book: Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress.
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This session will feature remarks by Roy Scranton  (University of Notre Dame), will be moderated by Joel Towers (The New School) and Jay Bernstein (The New School), and will be followed by a discussion and Q&A.
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This event is a part of the Arnold Forum 2025 series. Check out other events here.
Presented by the Henry H. Arnhold Forum on Global Challenges at The New School for Social Research.
Dr. Roy Scranton is an essayist, novelist, literary critic, and climate philosopher, best known for his work on war, war literature, and the Anthropocene. He is the author of five books, and has written widely for publications such as the New York Times, Rolling Stone, MIT Technology Review, the Yale Review, and elsewhere.
Joel Towers became The New School’s tenth president on August 1, 2024. An architect by training, an educator at heart, and a passionate advocate for design-based solutions to climate change, he has served at The New School for more than 20 years, including a decade as executive dean of Parsons School of Design. He is also University Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design.
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