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ABOUT THE NEW SCH�L Located in the heart of New York City’s historic Greenwich Village, The New School was founded in 1919 by a group of prominent progressive scholars including Charles Beard, John Dewey, James Harvey Robinson, and Thorstein Veblen. In planning their
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school, these distinguished intellectuals envisioned a center for instruction and counseling for mature men and women. They planned it as an alternative to traditional universities,
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with an open curriculum, minimal hierarchy, and free discussion of controversial ideas. In 1933, The New School for Social Research gave a home to the University in Exile, a
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refuge for scholars forced from Europe by the rise of the Nazis. In 1934, the University in Exile was incorporated into The New School for Social Research as the Graduate
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Faculty of Political and Social Science. In the decades since, The New School has grown into a university of seven undergraduate and graduate schools. From the beginning, the institution has been called simply The New School. In 2005, this name was made official. The Graduate Faculty is again
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The New School for Social Research. The other schools are Parsons School of Design, Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, Mannes School of Music, the School of Drama,
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the School of Jazz, and the Schools of Public Engagement, which includes the founding college and other academic programs.
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The university’s commitment to transcending the boundaries between traditional academic disciplines, its close connections to the cosmopolitan cultural and professional life of New York City, and its willingness to reinvent itself remain unchanged, as does its dedication to the ideal of lifelong education for all citizens. The New School holds a
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place in the avant-garde of American universities, attracting adventurous, creative, civic-minded scholars who are interested in pursuing careers that improve the world.
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN Welcome to The New School for Social Research, where you come not just to study but also to absorb a world and an ethos of challenging academic orthodoxy and asking big questions about society. The New School for Social Research is a graduate school with a distinctive intellectual tradition that thrives on public debate and cultivates academic rigor. Its small programs encourage close collaboration between students and professors. The New School for Social Research has always been both intimate and worldly, as evidenced by the passionate discussions in classrooms and corridors, the school’s engagement with the political and cultural life of New York City, and its participation in popular and academic institutions around the world.
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This year we mark the 82nd anniversary of the University in Exile, the foundation of The New School for Social Research. The University in Exile was established in 1933 as
MASTER OF ARTS (MA)
a home for a small group of distinguished German scholars fleeing Nazism. Their goal
Anthropology, Creative Publishing and
was to continue expanding their intellectual engagement, to mentor future generations of scholars, and to pursue academic research and publication.
Critical Journalism, Economics, Global Political Economy and Finance, Historical
The roots of our graduate school can be traced further back, to 1919, with the founding
Studies, Liberal Studies, Philosophy,
of The New School, a forward-looking institution started by progressive and pragmatist
Politics, Psychology, Sociology
educators who pursued a new audience and a new model for higher education. Their mission was to offer courses to working people from all walks of life, based on the
Students can earn an MA with a special
conviction that public debate was essential to an open society and that learning
concentration, such as an MA in
should be a lifelong process.
Philosophy with a focus on psychoanalysis,
Today’s New School for Social Research is the remarkable product of the original New School and the University in Exile. We embrace both political scientist Charles Beard’s insistence in 1919 on “an impartial and open-minded consideration of present difficulties” and Hannah Arendt’s plea in 1971 that scholars avoid standard ideas “which have the socially recognized function of protecting us against reality.” Our faculty is united by a sense of the importance of boldly questioning conventional thinking and expanding the boundaries of social thought—from James Miller’s writings on the relationship between philosophers’ lives and their ideas and Miriam Ticktin’s
a research MA in Psychology, or an MA in Psychology focusing on substance abuse counseling.
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) Economics
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD)
scrutiny of humanitarianism in migration policy to Bill Hirst’s investigations of the
Anthropology, Economics, Philosophy,
problems of memory. Faculty continue to publish important books and to engage in
Politics, Psychology (Clinical), Psychology
dialogue in popular media. Notable examples include books published in 2014 by
(Cognitive, Social, and Developmental),
Federico Finchelstein (The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War, Oxford University
Sociology
Press), Janet Roitman (Anti-Crisis, Duke University Press), and Dmitri Nikulin (Comedy, Seriously, Palgrave Macmillan) and newspaper columns written by Simon Critchley
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(the New York Times) and Teresa Ghilarducci (the Huffington Post).
Gender and Sexuality Studies
In 2013, The New School opened the Robert L. Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies. The center provides a space for faculty and students to investigate capitalism
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in its historical context and from the perspectives of economics, policy, ethics, culture,
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media, and the visual arts. Their work will broadens our understanding of how capitalism informs political, technological, and creative actions in the modern world. As dean of The New School for Social Research, I am honored to lead this great graduate school of social sciences. I am passionate about the intellectual energy of our faculty and students, our traditions and history, and our future. I look forward to your joining our scholarly, productive, and nurturing community at The New School for Social Research.
William Milberg, Dean and Professor of Economics
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ANTHROPOLOGY The Department of Anthropology at The New School for Social Research embodies the
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university’s commitment to addressing urgent social and political problems of the 21st century. Through engaged scholarship supported by rigorous theoretical and empirical
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work, innovative research methodologies, and a sustained commitment to historical
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and ethnographic sensibilities, a close-knit, lively group of scholars thrives in an intellectual environment that fosters individual exploration. Faculty and students in
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the department see themselves not as consumers of knowledge but as producers of
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new ways of understanding today’s world. The anthropology master’s program is designed to provide students with a broad
Problems In Anthropology
understanding of the development of the discipline and to introduce key concepts and
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questions. The PhD program prepares students for careers as teachers and for original independent research. Students develop topics that are personally meaningful,
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intellectually stimulating, and socially important. Recent dissertation topics include
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• T he privatization of the military in Somalia • T he emergence and experience of post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States • T he impact and future of open-access publishing • Discourses of corruption in post-socialist Albania • T he politics of the press in Mumbai • Emergent technologies of text-based communication in East Asia • T he socialization of schoolchildren in Israel
Anthropology and Time Janet Roitman Anthropology: History of the Present Ann Stoler In Search of the Political Miriam Ticktin If you are interested in learning
Students can refine their ideas in the biweekly student-led Anthropology Workshop
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and in a series of colloquia featuring visiting speakers. They can participate in faculty
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courses and projects developed both individually and in collaboration with other
and select “Courses.”
graduate programs at The New School, including the Graduate Program in International Affairs, Parsons School of Design, the India China Institute, the Committee on
Anthropology Faculty
Historical Studies, the Janey Program in Latin American Studies, and the Transregional
Lawrence Hirschfeld, Chair and
Center for Democratic Studies. They can also take courses through the regional Inter-University Consortium.
Professor of Anthropology and Psychology
Degrees Offered
Abou Farman, Assistant Professor
The Department of Anthropology offers MA and PhD degrees. All anthropology
of Anthropology
students at The New School enter the MA program. Students who complete MA
Nicolas Langlitz, Associate Professor
requirements with sufficient distinction may petition for admission to PhD study.
of Anthropology Hugh Raffles, Professor of Anthropology Janet Roitman, Professor of Anthropology Ann Laura Stoler, Willy Brandt Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology and Historical Studies Miriam Ticktin, Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
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LIFE EXPERIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM “I was always interested in what makes people different from one another,” says Miriam Ticktin, associate professor of anthropology. Professor Ticktin started college as a neuroscience major but shifted her focus to the social sciences after taking an anthropology class. “I thought the answers were in the brain, but then realized I could find answers to many of the same questions in people’s cultural, political, and social contexts.” She completed her graduate studies at Stanford, the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, and Oxford and now focuses on issues such as the unintended consequences of humanitarianism and the politics of mobility and migration. “Like a lot of research at NSSR, my work stems from a concern for inequality and social justice,” Professor Ticktin explains. “In many cases, humanitarian intervention hinders, rather than helps, the disenfranchised.” Through her work, Professor Ticktin speaks to a broad audience—from doctors, lawyers, and activists to anthropologists and political, gender, and critical race theorists—something she encourages her students to do, too. In Professor Ticktin’s department, like NSSR as a whole, instructors and students come from a variety of academic and nonacademic backgrounds. Faculty members have trained in areas including environmental studies, political science, history, psychology, medicine, and literature. “This diversity creates a broad foundation for nontraditional research and learning,” says Professor Ticktin. “With students coming from such different walks of life, there is a huge range of intellectual and life experience in the classroom. This means students push one another in entirely new directions and become much more creative, curious thinkers.”
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There is a huge range of intellectual and life experience in the classroom. Students push one another in entirely new directions and become much more creative, curious thinkers.
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ECONOMICS The Department of Economics offers a multifaceted graduate program that places
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what Robert Heilbroner called “the worldly philosophy”—informed, critical, and passionate investigation of the economic foundations of contemporary society—
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at the heart of its curriculum. Students learn about a range of economic theories,
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including Keynesian and post-Keynesian economics; the classical political economy of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx; structuralist and institutionalist approaches to economics; and neoclassical economics. They also acquire a comprehensive understanding of conceptual, mathematical, and statistical modeling techniques used in economic research. Coursework emphasizes the relationship between the history of economic ideas, contemporary economic policy debates, and conflicting interpretations of economic phenomena. Along with their coursework, students in the Department of Economics engage in research on topics reflecting their own interests and shaped by their interactions with professors throughout the university. The Department of Economics fosters intellectual inquiry leading to practical solutions to contemporary problems and framing new questions for study. Recent research topics include
Historical Foundations of Political Economy Paulo dos Santos
Advanced Topics In Political Economy Duncan Foley
Labor Economics Teresa Ghilarducci
• Changes in the world economy
Cultures of Finance
• Global financial markets and institutions constituting the world economy
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• Problems of regulating and guiding economic development • T he complexity of economic systems
Financial Economics Willi Semmler
• Economic aspects of class, gender, and ethnicity The Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) conducts research that
Classical Theory of Price
complements the work of the Department of Economics and offers students
Anwar Shaikh
opportunities to pursue original research.
If you are interested in learning more about these courses, visit us
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at newschool.edu/nssr/economics
The Department of Economics offers MA, MS, and PhD degrees. Students who complete
and select “Courses.”
MA requirements with sufficient distinction may be considered for admission to PhD study. In rare cases, the department grants direct PhD admission to applicants who have completed a comparable MA in Economics at another institution.
Economics Faculty Anwar Shaikh, Chair and Professor
Darrick Hamilton, Associate Professor
Willi Semmler, Arnhold Professor
of Economics
of Economics and Urban Policy, Milano
of International Cooperation and
School of International Affairs,
Development
Lopamudra Banerjee, Assistant Professor of Economics Paulo dos Santos, Assistant Professor Duncan Foley, Leo Model Professor of Economics Teresa Ghilarducci, Irene and Bernard
Management, and Urban Policy William Milberg, Professor of Economics and Dean of The New School for Social Research Sanjay Reddy, Associate Professor of Economics
Schwartz Professor in Economic Policy Analysis
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Mark Setterfield, Professor of Economics
FREEDOM TO RESEARCH Mamadou Bobo Diallo came from his native Guinea to study at The New School because “it is one of the few places that you can study heterodox economics and because students are encouraged to study in areas that other schools would never allow. At The New School, you are given the freedom to research areas that interest you personally.” While working toward his PhD, which he received in 2010, Diallo thrived on the diversity he encountered at The New School. “I don’t just mean nationality, religion, or race, but diversity as in academic interests. [Students in the Department of Economics] come from all walks of life, including people who never studied economics before, who studied philosophy or sociology.” Diallo’s dissertation combined economic growth theory with open economy macroeconomics, building on work he did with Professor Willi Semmler for the World Bank. Together they developed a model and applied it to three groups of countries—low income, lower and middle income, and middle and upper income. Their research showed that shifting public expenditures toward social programs like health care, education, and public infrastructure was the most effective way for countries in all three categories to enhance economic growth. These findings can inform the design of future fiscal policy. Diallo is currently a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme.
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HISTORICAL STUDIES The Committee on Historical Studies was founded in the mid-1980s by Charles Tilly,
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Louise Tilly, Aristide Zolberg, and Ira Katznelson on the premise that a knowledge of history is critical to all human understanding. The committee saw The New School for
History and Digital Media
Social Research as a natural place for historians, philosophers, and social scientists to
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come together to develop theoretically informed approaches to historical questions and critical histories of the present. It recognizes that historical inquiry can transform interpretation and theory in the social sciences. Its mission is to rejuvenate the empirically based social sciences with linguistically informed and pictorially sympathetic approaches inspired by the humanities. The committee provides The New School for Social Research—an institution that has in the past represented the European critical
Historiography and Historical Practice Jeremy Varon
economic history, intellectual and cultural history, visual culture, imperialism and
Zone Infrastructure: Histories of Finance, Globalization, and Territory
colonialism, the history of science, history and politics, history and memory, and
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tradition—with an archive and a perspective on the world from the outside in. General topics commonly explored in Historical Studies include historical theory and methodology,
gender history. Recent student and faculty research topics include • Popular conservatism and political disorder
Violence/Repression/Revolution Federico Finchelstein
• Forms of democracy and forms of representation
Rethinking Capitalism
• T he history of socialism and communism
Eli Zaretsky
• State making, nation building, market reform,
Gender, Politics, and History
and civil society in Ukraine
Elaine Abelson
• Immigration and religion in New York City
Postcolonial History Big and Small
Degrees Offered
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Historical Studies offers the MA degree. Students with an MA in Historical Studies, Sociology, or Politics at The New School for Social Research may apply to study in the PhD program in Sociology or in Politics and receive their PhD while adding a specialization in Historical Studies. Students with an MA in history or politics from another institution may apply for admission directly into the PhD program in Politics with a specialization in Historical Studies.
Histories of Capitalism on the Edges of World Economy Julia Ott If you are interested in learning more about these courses, visit us at newschool.edu/nssr/historical-studies and select “Courses.”
Historical Studies Faculty Federico Finchelstein, Chair and
Orit Halpern, Assistant Professor
Professor of History
of History
Elaine Abelson, Associate Professor
Joseph Heathcott, Associate Professor
of History
of Urban Studies
Laura Auricchio, Associate Professor
Eiko Ikegami, Professor of Sociology
of Art History David Brody, Associate Professor of Art and Design Studies Julia Foulkes, Associate Professor of History Oz Frankel, Associate Professor of History
Aaron Jakes, Assistant Professor of History Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela, Assistant Professor of History
David Plotke, Professor of Politics Claire Potter, Professor of History Jessica Pisano, Assistant Professor of Politics David Scobey, Professor of American Studies Ann-Louise Shapiro, Professor of History Ann Stoler, Willy Brandt Distinguished
James Miller, Professor of Politics and
University Professor of Anthropology and
Liberal Studies
Historical Studies
Julia Ott, Associate Professor of History
Jeremy Varon, Associate Professor Eli Zaretsky, Professor of History
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HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE The New School for Social Research attracted Federico Finchelstein in part because it was founded by refugees from European fascism. “I was born in Argentina just one year before the creation of the last military dictatorship (1976–1983), the most violent and criminal of many military regimes in the history of my country. I spent my early childhood in a totalitarian context, where political and even historical questions were banned from public life. My own historical experience informs my view.” Professor Finchelstein has engaged in extensive research on the links between European and Latin American fascism. His graduate dissertation from Cornell University was published by Duke University Press in 2010 as a book titled Transatlantic Fascism: Ideology, Violence, and the Sacred in Argentina and Italy, 1919–1945. In the book, Professor Finchelstein explores an indigenous form of fascism derived from European fascism but shaped by Roman Catholic traditions. He has also written on the mythology associated with Argentine fascism. Most recently, Finchelstein published The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War: Fascism, Populism, and Dictatorship in Twentieth Century Argentina (Oxford University Press, 2014). Professor Finchelstein finds that New School students “identify with our approach to history, an approach that is contextually preoccupied and theoretically inclined. They also find the empirical training very beneficial.”
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LIBERAL STUDIES Bringing together students interested in research and writing in the humanities and
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social sciences, the Committee on Liberal Studies enables students to design their own interdisciplinary curriculum. Students will encounter faculty engaged in Critical Media
Eros and Civilization
Theory, like Dominic Pettman, Eugene Thacker, and Ken Wark, as well as distinguished
Dominic Pettman
journalists and creative writers, including Jed Perl, art critic with the New Republic; and Robert Boyers, editor of the literary quarterly Salmagundi.
The Fate of the Novel
To complete a master’s thesis, students write about topics reflecting their creativity
Alice Crary
and diversity of interests. Titles of past theses include • Futurism, Fascism, and Henri Bergson’s Philosophy of Time • Single Women in Sex and the City and Beyond
State, Culture, Identity Eiko Ikegami
• T he Aura of the Brand: Nike and Postmodern Capitalism
Pessimism
• Camp Aesthetics in Andy Warhol
Eugene Thacker
• Biblical Allusions in Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra
Sin and Evil in Western Literature
• T he Pinochet Case: Universal Jurisdiction and State Sovereignty
Melissa Monroe
• T he Concept of Self-Government in Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln • Franz Kafka and Hannah Arendt’s Image of Totalitarianism The Liberal Studies program is ideal for students who wish to enrich their education or pursue a career in writing or journalism, as well as those planning to earn a PhD in a related program. Recent graduates are working as writers, painters, and musicians. One edits her own literary journal. Others are working toward PhDs in philosophy, politics, and sociology at The New School; English at CUNY; architecture at Columbia University; and art history at UC Berkeley.
The Philosophical Self: On Knowing and Living Through Writing Inessa Medzhibovskaya
The Body: Aesthetics, Culture and Politics in the 20th Century Terri Gordon If you are interested in learning
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The Liberal Studies program offers the MA degree. Students who fulfill MA requirements
newschool.edu/nssr/liberal-studies
in one of the six PhD-granting departments in the course of completing the MA in
and select “Courses.”
Liberal Studies may petition for admission to PhD study in that department.
Liberal Studies Faculty Dominic Pettman, Chair and Professor
Terri Gordon, Assistant Professor
Melissa Monroe, Part-Time Assistant
of Media and Culture
of Comparative Literature
Professor of Liberal Studies
Alice Crary, Associate Professor
Noah Isenberg, Professor of Literary
Gustav Peebles, Associate Professor
of Philosophy
Studies
of Anthropology
Simon Critchley, Hans Jonas Professor
Elizabeth Kendall, Associate Professor
Jed Perl, Visiting Lecturer of Liberal
of Philosophy
of Liberal Studies and Literary Studies
Studies Hugh Raffles, Professor of Anthropology
Stefania de Kenessey, Professor
Paul Kottman, Associate Professor
of Music
of Literary Studies
Oz Frankel, Associate Professor
Elzbieta Matynia, Professor of Sociology
of History
and Liberal Studies
Laura Frost, Associate Professor
Inessa Medzhibovskaya, Associate
of Literary Studies
Professor
Neil Gordon, Professor of Literary Studies
James Miller, Professor of Political Science and Liberal Studies
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Ann Snitow, Professor of Literary Studies Eugene Thacker, Associate Professor of Media Studies Gina Walker, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies McKenzie Wark, Professor of Media and Culture
LIVING IN PLATO’S REPUBLIC “It’s the closest I could come to living in Plato’s Republic,” says Alex McCown of his experience in the Liberal Studies program. McCown decided to enroll at The New School for Social Research because “it has an interdisciplinary focus and is much more open to new ideas and ways of thinking than other schools. Also, the history is a real recommendation; you know that this is the way they have approached education for a long time, which means that a new chairperson won’t come a month after you arrive and turn the department into a bland and uptight place.” McCown says that his experience has been anything but bland. The Liberal Studies program has been ideal for him because “the program offered through Liberal Studies allowed me to figure out what I really wanted to go after.” McCown also values the exposure the program has given him to a community of informed, intelligent, and dedicated students. “The program is hugely international. I have become friends with a journalist from Norway, a writer from Africa, a psychologist from Brazil, and a marketing guy from IBM, all of whom want to enrich themselves and understand the world better through literature, art, and philosophy.” McCown’s experiences at The New School working as a teaching assistant and with his professors have led him to plan a career in academia. He has decided to pursue a PhD combining political theory with contemporary media studies.
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The program is hugely international. I have become friends with a journalist from Norway, a writer from Africa, a psychologist from Brazil, and a marketing guy from IBM.
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PHILOSOPHY The New School for Social Research has always attracted renowned scholars from
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around the world who foster an open atmosphere for exploration and inquiry through their teaching and research. The eminent philosophers who have helped create and
Embodied Cognition
sustain an intellectually vibrant Department of Philosophy include Hannah Arendt,
Zed Adams
Hans Jonas, Aron Gurwitsch, and Reiner Schürmann. The focus of study in the Department of Philosophy is the history of Western
Gender and Domination
philosophical thought and the European philosophical tradition, particularly
Chiara Bottici
contemporary Continental philosophy. The graduate curriculum consists of two components. The first is the study of major figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine,
Contemporary Pragmatism
Spinoza, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Freud,
Richard Bernstein
Gadamer, Adorno, Benjamin, Wittgenstein, Foucault, and Derrida. The second is the study of the movements, schools, branches, and ideas associated with those figures. Philosophy at The New School is thus the study of phenomenology, hermeneutics, and pragmatism; political and social thought; ethics, critical theory, and aesthetics; epistemology, metaphysics, and ontology; logic and language; rationality, methodology, and naturalism within the social sciences; nature, culture, beauty, and goodness; unconscious and conscious processes; and contingency, necessity, and human freedom, tragedy, and truth. Faculty and students have explored these philosophers and their ideas in depth through research and dissertations, the topics of which have recently included
Kant’s Critique Of Pure Reason Jay Bernstein
Mysticism Simon Critchley
Spinoza’s Ethics Omri Boehm
• Ethical modernism and political atrocity
Speech Acts
• T he nature of poetry and ethics
Alice Crary
• T he ethico-political ground of ancient Greek thinking
Art and Mechanical Reproduction
• Religiosity in John Dewey
Zed Adams
The Department of Philosophy reflects the interdisciplinary tradition of its original faculty through the research and writing of its members as well as its distinctive
Philosophy and the Great War
collaborative courses.
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Degrees Offered
Citizenship and Politics
The Department of Philosophy offers MA and PhD degrees. Students who complete
Cinzia Arruzza
MA requirements with sufficient distinction may be considered for admission to PhD study. In rare cases, the department grants direct PhD admission to applicants who have completed a comparable MA in philosophy at another institution.
If you are interested in learning more about departmental courses, visit us at newschool.edu/nssr/philosophy and select “Courses.”
Philosophy Faculty Alice Crary, Chair and Associate
Richard J. Bernstein, Vera List Professor
James Dodd, Associate Professor
Professor of Philosophy
of Philosophy
of Philosophy
Zed Adams, Associate Professor
Omri Boehm, Assistant Professor
Nancy Fraser, Henry A. and Louise Loeb
of Philosophy
of Philosophy
Professor of Political and Social Science
Cinzia Arruzza, Assistant Professor
Chiara Bottici, Associate Professor
Dmitri Nikulin, Professor of Philosophy
of Philosophy
of Philosophy
J.M. Bernstein, University Distinguished
Simon Critchley, Hans Jonas Professor
Professor of Philosophy
of Philosophy
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A DISTINCTIVE NICHE Simon Critchley, the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy, says, “I have spent my life as a student and teacher thinking and writing about the Continental tradition in philosophy. The New School for Social Research, with its unique heritage, is the most important center for this tradition in the English-speaking world. Being in New York offers us access to the cultural and intellectual riches of the city, giving The New School an absolutely distinctive niche in the philosophical life of America.” Professor Critchley is an internationally renowned scholar. His recent books include Infinitely Demanding (Verso, 2007), a widely reviewed book about ethics and politics, translated into five languages. The Book of Dead Philosophers (Vintage, 2009) has been translated into ten languages and was on the New York Times best seller list. In this book, Professor Critchley suggests that studying what great thinkers have said about death provides profound insights into the meaning and possibility of human happiness— that as people learn to die, they also learn to live. His latest book is a meditation on politics, religion, and violence called The Faith of the Faithless (Verso, 2012). Passionate about research and teaching, Professor Critchley helps students navigate the study of philosophy as they develop interests and expertise of their own. He especially enjoys teaching his large weekly lecture course on Tuesday evenings. He describes the students in the Department of Philosophy as “tenacious, smart, and open-minded.”
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POLITICS To study politics is to study power: how it positions actors unequally, who has it and
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who fights to get it, how it is used, and for what purposes. In the Politics department of The New School for Social Research, the relations and manifestations of power are studied in contexts ranging from the family to the transnational environment. Power relations are critically analyzed across political, social, and economic systems; ethnic groups; social classes; genders and sexualities; divisions of labor; citizenships; and species lines. Particular attention is paid to historical and contemporary movements and struggles to reshape power and define its possibilities. Students think deeply and critically about prospects for overcoming social injustice and political domination. They explore such questions as whether the exercise of power benefits a few or promotes the welfare of the many and how struggles for power advance or obstruct the possibility of a better world. Those continuing to doctoral study gain proficiency in two of the three areas of instruction offered by the department: American politics, comparative politics, and political theory. Courses and university events also include
Truth, Deception, and SelfDeception in Politics, Philosophy, and the Media James Miller
Political Sensorium Victoria Hattam, Ann Snitow
Privatization and Commodification Jessica Pisano
of students and faculty often cross fields and can be accommodated by courses
Tyranny and Dictatorship in Western Political Thought
organized around particular issues and themes. Students are also encouraged to
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opportunities to explore the field of international relations. The academic interests
take advantage of interdisciplinary courses available throughout the university. Students in the Department of Politics also belong to the broader community of The New School for Social Research, which gives them access to a wide array of extracurricular lectures, conferences, and seminars. Interactions with scholars from
Conceptions of Democracy Sanjay Ruparelia
different regions, with unique perspectives and fresh ideas, make the study of politics
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at The New School for Social Research an academically enriching, personally
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gratifying experience.
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Degrees Offered The Department of Politics offers MA and PhD degrees. Students who complete MA requirements with sufficient distinction may be considered for admission to PhD study. In rare cases, the department grants direct PhD admission to applicants who have completed a comparable MA in politics at another institution.
Mark Frazier
Field Seminar in American Politics Deva Woodly
Biopolitics Banu Bargu
Environmental Political Thought Politics Faculty
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Andreas Kalyvas, Chair and Associate
James Miller, Professor of Politics and
If you are interested in learning
Professor of Politics
Liberal Studies
more about these courses, visit us
Banu Bargu, Associate Professor
Jessica Pisano, Associate Professor
of Politics
of Politics
Nancy Fraser, Henry A. and Louise Loeb
David Plotke, Professor of Politics
Professor of Political and Social Science
Sanjay Ruparelia, Associate Professor
Mark Frazier, Professor of Politics
of Politics
Victoria Hattam, Professor of Politics
Deva Woodly, Assistant Professor
Anne McNevin, Associate Professor of Politics
of Politics Rafi Youatt, Assistant Professor of Politics
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at newschool.edu/nssr/politics and select “Courses.”
POLITICAL CONVICTION AND INTELLECTUAL SERIOUSNESS In the time that James Miller has taught at The New School, he has found that “the students are the most interesting thing about the university. The fact that The New School actually stands for something, starting with the University in Exile, still attracts students from around the world.” Graduate students in politics in particular “come to The New School out of a sense of political conviction, as well as intellectual seriousness. The students vary greatly in background and training, but almost all have a profound passion for politics; they care about changing the world as well as understanding it.” In 2011, Professor Miller published Examined Lives, a collection of biographical essays that begins with Socrates, ends with Nietzsche, and discusses ten other “philosophers who tried to live philosophically.” He began writing Examined Lives as a result of research he did for an earlier book, The Passion of Michel Foucault. Professor Miller particularly enjoys teaching Modernity and Its Discontents, a course with an interdisciplinary syllabus that juxtaposes novels and pamphlets, essays and manifestos by writers ranging from Rousseau, Goethe, and Robespierre to Joseph Conrad, André Breton, and Hannah Arendt. “The New School attracts extraordinary students from around the world, creating a distinctly cosmopolitan student body,” says Professor Miller. It is these scholars who will be the political thinkers and leaders of the future.
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The students vary greatly in background and training, but almost all have a profound passion for politics; they care about changing the
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world as well as
understanding it.
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PSYCHOLOGY The Department of Psychology was founded as part of the University in Exile by the
Courses taught recently:
pioneering Gestalt psychologist Max Wertheimer. Over the years, its distinguished faculty has included Leon Festinger, Jerome Bruner, Hans Wallach, Irving Rock, Kurt
Social Psychology
Goldstein, Serge Moscovici, Solomon Asch, Sándor Ferenczi, and Erich Fromm. Within
Emanuele Castano
the program, there is a strong emphasis on conducting research that contributes to basic psychological knowledge and is sensitive to social, cultural, and political influences and concerns.
Language and Thought Michael Schober
Students entering can earn a master’s degree in general psychology. In the 30-credit General Psychology MA program, students take basic courses in cognitive, social,
Political Psychology
personality, developmental, and abnormal psychology and in research methods
Jeremy Ginges
and statistics.
and Substance Abuse Counseling. This concentration prepares students to fulfill the
Autobiographical Memory and the Self
academic eligibility requirements for the New York State Alcohol and Substance Abuse
William Hirst
Alternatively, students can complete the 30-credit MA concentration in Mental Health
Counseling Certificate exam. Student dissertations from the Psychology department as a whole have recently included such topics as • Sociocultural factors that affect HIV/AIDS disclosure
Developmental Psychology Joan Miller
• T he use of animated agents in surveys
Assessment of Individual Differences
• Attachment representations of youth aging out of foster care
Doris Chang
• Forgetting, emotion, and trauma • Linguistic cohesion in psychotherapeutic process and outcome
Cognitive Psychology William Hirst
• Laterality and embodiment effects in response to emotionally valent words • Cultural influences on emerging adulthood • T he impact of classism and stereotyping on low-socioeconomic-status individuals
Doctoral Studies
Evidence Based Treatment Wendy D’Andrea
Advanced Issues in Substance Abuse Jenifer Talley
Master’s students are not guaranteed admission to the doctoral program and must formally apply. Those with an overall GPA of 3.5 are eligible to apply and may submit applications either to the PhD Program in Cognitive, Social, and Developmental Psychology (CSD) or to the Clinical Psychology PhD Program.
Cognitive, Social, and Developmental Psychology The Cognitive, Social, and Developmental Psychology doctoral program is distinguished by sensitivity to issues of culture and context. Faculty research centers on areas such as language and thought, semantics, cognitive psychology, perception, political psychology, social psychology, social cognition, cognitive development, close relationships, and
Adult Psychopathology McWelling Todman
Culture and Social Cognition Joan Miller
Research Methods Arien Mack
social development. The graduate program is based on an apprenticeship model in
If you are interested in learning
which students work closely with individual faculty. Students concentrate in cognitive,
more about these courses, visit us at
social, or developmental psychology but are welcome to bridge these concentrations
newschool.edu/nssr/psychology
with courses, research, and work with faculty.
and select “Courses.”
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A FRUITFUL ENVIRONMENT What drew Bernhard Leidner from his home in Germany to The New School was his interest in “moral disengagement,” the human tendency to downplay violence in which one’s own country is engaged, to evaluate actions as “not that bad” when committed by compatriots. As a graduate student in Germany, Bernhard learned that New School Professor Emanuele Castano was studying moral disengagement in international conflicts, and he wanted to participate in this research. Leidner graduated from The New School in 2010 with a PhD in Social Psychology. For his dissertation, he conducted a study of how people apply moral principles in weighing their own country’s actions and similar actions committed by countries perceived as antagonistic or neutral. Leidner has found his experience at The New School rewarding because “the student body is very international and diverse. You can collaborate with other students and professors easily, and there is a lot of interaction and overlap among departments, which gives you exposure to many different people and ideas. It is a very liberal school, so if you are interested in research it is a very fruitful environment.” Leidner is currently an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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The student body is very international and diverse. You can collaborate with other students and professors easily, and there is a lot of interaction and overlap among departments.
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Clinical Psychology The Clinical Psychology doctoral program follows the scientist-practitioner model of clinical training and is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). It combines a psychoanalytic emphasis with cognitive behavioral approaches. The program integrates theory, research, and practice and promotes an appreciation for diversity and pluralism with respect to race, culture, and theoretical perspective. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills and a high level of scholarship in order to both build their clinical skills and contribute to the field of clinical psychology. While fulfilling doctoral dissertation requirements, students gain hands-on experience outside of The New School. First-year doctoral students participate in a practicum at the New School Beth Israel Center for Clinical Training and Research. In the second and third years, they continue with externship placements throughout the city. The fourth year culminates for most students in a year-long full-time placement at an APA-accredited internship site.
Degrees Offered The Department of Psychology offers MA and PhD degrees. All psychology students at The New School enter the master’s program. After earning 30 credits with a GPA of at least 3.5, students may apply for admission to the doctoral program. Students seeking admission to the PhD program in Clinical Psychology are evaluated on the basis of their entire records and admission interviews conducted independently by two Clinical Psychology faculty members. No admission interview is required for PhD students applying to the Cognitive, Social, and Developmental Psychology program. Students who have been provisionally accepted into the two doctoral programs must either pass the Comps Examination or complete a research project as part of the research master’s program. In rare cases, the department grants advanced-standing admission to applicants who have completed a comparable MA in psychology with distinction at another institution.
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Psychology Faculty Emanuele Castano, Co-chair and Professor of Psychology Jeremy Safran, Co-chair and Professor of Psychology Doris F. Chang-Kaplan, Associate Professor of Psychology Christopher Christian, Assistant Professor of Psychology Wendy D’Andrea, Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeremy Ginges, Associate Professor of Psychology Lawrence Hirschfeld, Professor of Anthropology and Psychology
William Hirst, Professor of Psychology Arien Mack, Alfred J. and Monette C. Marrow Professor of Psychology Joan Miller, Professor of Psychology Lisa Rubin, Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Schober, Professor of Psychology Howard Steele, Professor of Psychology Miriam Steele, Professor of Psychology Jenifer Talley, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology McWelling Todman, Associate Professor of Psychology
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SOCIOLOGY The Department of Sociology offers a unique curriculum with a mix of critical,
Courses taught recently:
historical, comparative, and theoretical courses organized into six specializations: sociology of culture, comparative and historical analysis, sociology of politics, urban
Social Interaction
sociology, social thought, and sociology of the media. The graduate program emphasizes
Jeffrey Goldfarb
the intellectual connections between these areas. The ultimate goal is to ensure that students understand the major transformations in modern and postmodern societies and are prepared to devise concrete solutions to challenges posed by these changes.
Classical Sociological Theory Carlos Forment
Understanding these challenges and formulating solutions requires solid research. Through sustained treatment of a single topic, doctoral students draw on existing
Consumption, Culture, and Class
theories and methods to develop new forms of sociological study that cross disciplines
Rachel Sherman
in innovative and imaginative ways. In recent years, faculty and students have researched topics such as
Concept of Culture
•C ivility and state formation in Japan
Elzbieta Matynia
•U rbanism and culture •C ritical theory of art and technology
Sociology of Federalism and Pluralism
•M ass media, propaganda, and the visibility of power
Andrew Arato
To acquire the grounding necessary for such ambitious research, students are courses and projects developed with the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies,
Islam and Authority: Sociological Perspectives
the Department of Liberal Studies, the Department of Politics, and the Department
Benoit Challand
encouraged by faculty in the Department of Sociology to participate in interdisciplinary
of Philosophy.
Logic of Inquiry Degrees Offered
Virag Molnar
The Department of Sociology offers MA and PhD degrees. Students who complete MA requirements with sufficient distinction may be considered for admission to PhD
Fundamentals of Urban Sociology
study. In rare cases, the department grants direct PhD admission to applicants who
Terry Williams
have completed a comparable MA in sociology at another institution.
State, Culture, Identity Eiko Ikegami
The Ghetto Terry Williams
Sociology of Organization and Disorganization
Sociology Faculty Andrew Arato, Co-chair and Dorothy
Elzbieta Matynia, Professor of Liberal
Hart Hirshon Professor of Political and
Studies and Sociology
Social Theory
Virag Molnar, Associate Professor
Robin Wagner-Pacifici If you are interested in learning more about these courses, visit us
Benoit Challand, Associate Professor
of Sociology
at newschool.edu/nssr/sociology
Carlos Forment, Associate Professor
Rachel Sherman, Associate Professor
and select “Courses.”
of Sociology
of Sociology
Jeffrey Goldfarb, Co-chair and Michael E.
Robin Wagner-Pacifici, University
Gellert Professor of Sociology
in Exile Professor of Sociology
Eiko Ikegami, Walter A. Eberstadt
Terry Williams, Professor of Sociology
Professor of Sociology
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FLUIDITY BETWEEN DISCIPLINES Hector Vera, a recent graduate of the PhD program, says, “One of the most attractive things about The New School for Social Research is the fluidity between disciplines; you are in constant contact with people in other fields.” According to Vera, The New School’s location in New York City—with access to some of the richest intellectual, cultural, and human resources in the world—has benefited his education immensely: “The New School is exciting. With its research libraries, other universities, and the people who come from all over the world to give lectures on diverse topics, the city is a very good place to be in contact with a lot of people and ideas.” Vera arrived in the United States after earning his BA at the Universidad Iberoamericana and his MA at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He describes The New School as a “natural fit, because some of the sociologists that I admired the most taught at The New School, which has a very good reputation among social scientists in Mexico.” Vera conducted a sociological analysis of the history of the decimal metric system, which was invented during the French Revolution and has since been adopted in all but three countries in the world. For his dissertation, he compared the implementation of the metric system in Mexico with the failed attempts to get the United States to adopt it. Vera is currently a researcher at the Instituto de Investigaciones sobre la Universidad y la Educación at UNAM.
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One of the most attractive things about The New School for Social Research is the fluidity between disciplines; you are in constant contact with
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people in
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CREATIVE PUBLISHING AND CRITICAL JOURNALISM Since its inception, The New School for Social Research has attracted thoughtful journalists and experimental publishers. The founders included Thorstein Veblen, Charles Beard, and John Dewey—authors whose books reached a wide audience of general readers. After World War II, faculty and students at The New School helped create and launch the first alternative weekly urban newspaper, the Village Voice. The Graduate Faculty subsequently attracted public intellectuals like Robert Heilbroner and Hannah Arendt, whose work appeared in publications like the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books. In more recent decades, The New School for Social Research
Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism Faculty Juliette Cezzar, Founder and principal, e.a.d.; president, AIGA/NY (American Institute of Graphic Arts New York); co-author, Designing the Editorial Experience
has invited outspoken journalists like Christopher Hitchens, Jonathan Schell, and Katha
Heather Chaplin, Co-author, Smartbomb:
Pollitt to discuss their contrarian views with its graduate students in substantive courses
The Quest for Art Entertainment and Big
on timely topics.
Bucks in the Videogame Revolution
This program not only trains students in the traditions of criticism, critical theory, and
Neil Gordon, Author, The Company
fine writing but also offers students a variety of studio courses and working experiences that teach them how to design, edit, and distribute journals and books containing
You Keep
intellectually serious work aimed at the general reader. In addition to surveying
Mark Greif, Co-founder, n+1; author
traditional forms of book and magazine publishing, the program will explore the
of essays in the American Prospect,
possibilities opened up by new media, such as the Internet, tablet applications, and
London Review of Books, Harper’s
the rise of print-on-demand small-batch publications. Our unique curriculum equips students to think critically and historically about book publishing and journalism; to understand the best practices of contemporary reporting and cultural criticism; to appreciate the business aspects of production and distribution; and to work collaboratively in the writing, editing, design and publication of texts on a variety of platforms, both print and digital. The program will also explore the democratic potential inherent in disseminating new “worlds made by words,” whether in the form of so-called “open journalism,” in which
Elizabeth Kendall, Author, Balanchine & the Lost Muse James Miller, Author, Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche, The Passion of Michel Foucault, and Democracy Is in the Streets Jed Perl, Art critic, the New Republic
writers interact in new ways with engaged communities of readers, or in the form of
Rachel Rosenfelt, Founder, the New
political pamphleteering and open advocacy.
Inquiry; creative director, Verso Books
Unlike other publishing programs, this program teaches students how to edit pieces, how to write better, how to think more clearly and critically—and how to design literary texts. Unlike other journalism programs, this program teaches students how to design
Courses include
in the history of written communication from the printing press to the Internet. And
Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism
unlike most design programs, this program regards design, communication technology,
Jim Miller and Rachel Rosenfelt
a business plan and how to lay out a cross-platform publication and offers a grounding
and form making as part of the exchange of ideas.
Design and the Future of Publishing Juliette Cezzar
Cultural Criticism Melissa Monroe
Picasso: Artist of the 20th Century Jed Perl
Multimedia Publishing, Production, and Writing Lab Rachel Rosenfelt
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GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES The Graduate Certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies (GSS) is a university-wide 12-credit program that brings together faculty and courses from across The New School to address gender and sexuality from many disciplinary perspectives. The certificate is designed to foster intellectual collaboration on issues of gender and sexuality among students and faculty representing a variety of disciplines. It is open to both New School students enrolled in graduate degree programs and students from outside the university. Students can enroll in the certificate program while pursuing a graduate degree at The New School or enroll directly in the program on a full-time or part-time basis. GSS students can choose courses from a range of disciplines:
Gender and Sexuality Studies Faculty The Graduate Certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies draws on the research interests and expertise of faculty from colleges across the university.
Co-Directors Margot Bouman Assistant Professor of Visual Culture Alice Crary Associate Professor of Philosophy
Anthropology Economics International Affairs
Steering Committee
Philosophy
Elaine Abelson Associate Professor of History and Urban Studies
Politics Psychology Sociology
Hazel Clark Professor of Design Studies and Fashion Studies
Media Studies Creative Writing Fashion Studies
Jasmine Rault Assistant Professor of Culture and Media
Visual Studies Art and Design History The program prepares its students to recognize and respond to questions such as: What is gender? How is sexuality culturally constructed? How do attitudes toward gender affect individual experience, artifact design, artistic production, and modes of social organization? How do we respond to gender-based claims of injustice?
Lisa Rubin Associate Professor of Psychology Miriam Ticktin Associate Professor of Anthropology
What does social justice looks like in a gendered (or postgendered) world?
Affiliated Faculty Laura Auricchio Dean of School of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of Art History David Brody Associate Professor of Design Studies Colette Brooks Associate Professor of Theater and Writing Katayoun Chamany Associate Professor of Biology T.L. Cowan FemTechNet Chair of Experimental Pedagogies Marilyn Cohen Part-Time Assistant Professor Tracy Ehrlich Part-Time Assistant Professor Jennifer Firestone Assistant Professor of Literary Studies Nancy Fraser Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics Jessica Fripp Postdoctoral Fellow in Material and Visual Culture
Teresa Ghilarducci Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Analysis and Director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) Terri Gordon Associate Professor of Comparative Literature Francesca Granata Assistant Professor of Fashion Studies Sarah Lichtman Assistant Professor of Design History Rachel G. Lifter Postdoctoral Fellow in Fashion Studies Lily Ling Associate Professor of International Affairs Laura Y. Liu Assistant Professor of Urban Studies Brian McGrath Professor of Urban Design Ricardo Montez Assistant Professor of Performance Studies
Elizabeth Morano Part-Time Assistant Professor Veronica Paredes Part-Time Lecturer Dominic Pettman Professor of Culture and Media Claire Potter Professor of History Mary M. Serra Part-Time Assistant Professor Rachel Sherman Associate Professor of Sociology Ann Snitow Associate Professor, Literature and Gender Studies Eva von Redecker Visiting Heuss Lecturer Gina Walker Associate Professor of Women’s Studies Maxine Weisgrau Part-Time Assistant Professor of International Affairs Tiphanie Yanique Assistant Professor of Writing
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RESEARCH CENTERS Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility
Robert L. Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies
The migration of people has taken on
The Robert L. Heilbroner Center for
greater and greater significance in our age
Capitalism Studies brings together faculty
Housed in The New School’s University
of globalization. Migration creates new
and students for interdisciplinary
Center at 14th Street and Fifth Avenue,
economic and political opportunities, new
conversations around theoretical
the Graduate Institute was conceived as
types of exploitation and inequality, new
approaches to and analytic methods for
a university-wide hub for collaborative
forms of knowledge, new ethical dilemmas,
the study of capitalism in its myriad
faculty research, interdisciplinary doctoral
and new political pressures. The Zolberg
forms. Affiliated faculty and students
dissertations, and innovative scholarly
Institute builds on the intellectual
share a commitment to critical thought,
practice that draws substantively on
tradition of migration studies at The New
ethical reflection, and real-world relevance
ethnographic methodologies and
School and provides a space for research
in their research. Our graduate and
sensibilities.
and scholarship, policy debate, and
undergraduate courses examine the basic
discussion with activists and artists
logic of capitalism (as conceived by a
around issues of global migration and
range of theorists), its culturally and
mobility, their economic impact, their
historically specific varieties, and its
political consequences, and their meaning
ability to structure our political possibilities
for citizenship and identity. The Zolberg
and creative endeavors. Through
Institute aims to produce high-quality
interdisciplinary research and teaching,
research; bring together scholars from
the Robert L. Heilbroner Center for
many disciplines; engage with contentious
Capitalism Studies aims to develop and
political and cultural questions of mobility
promote theoretical and analytic tools
and immobility, justice and inequality,
that can help us envision and instantiate
belonging and exclusion; and open a
different and better economies—local
space for scholarly, activist, and artistic
and global—for the future.
voices on the political, economic, and cultural consequences of migration. Most important, the center provides a space in which to think about the way migrants and migration are changing the political landscape—how they open up new political possibilities, wittingly or unwittingly. Using migration as a lens, the center studies various types of transformation, replacing a focus on nation-states and their borders with new forms of global knowledge and action, developed by
inventive research environment and a focused interdisciplinary space in which to develop their ideas.
For inquiries about our fellowship program or biweekly seminars, or for further information, please visit gidest. org or contact GIDEST@newschool.edu.
Center for Public Scholarship The Center for Public Scholarship (CPS) is an intellectual crossroads between the academy, the public, and policy makers, and between disciplines within the academy. The center is envisioned as a bridge to many initiatives at The New School and serves as a catalyst for new
For more information, contact
programs within the university. Its
Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies
activities include publication of Social
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Research: An International Quarterly, an
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award- winning journal that has been
New York, NY 10003
mapping the landscape of intellectual
Email: capitalismstudies@newschool.edu
thought since 1934; the Social Research
Website: newschool.edu/nssr
conference series, which engages experts
The Graduate Institute for Design, Ethnography, and Social Thought
and the public in discussion of critical and contested issues as a way of influencing public policy (since 1988); the Journal Donation Project, a major library assistance
and for migrants.
Funded by a grant from the Andrew W.
program to create scholarly journal archives in 35 countries that, for political or
For more information, contact
Mellon Foundation and based in The New School for Social Research, the Graduate
economic reasons have been unable or
Institute for Design, Ethnography, and
unwilling to do so on their own (since
Social Thought incubates advanced
1990); and Endangered Scholars Worldwide,
research at the intersection of social
an activist initiative responding to the
theory and design and fosters dialogue
wrongful imprisonment of scholars and
on related themes across the university.
students around the world (since 2008).
Drawing on the university’s tradition of
For more information, contact
Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility The New School for Social Research 6 East 16th Street, 10th floor New York, NY 10003 Email: migration@newschool.edu Website: blogs.newschool.edu/ zolberg-center
politically engaged, historically grounded, and theoretically informed social research, as well as our strengths as a center of design thinking and practice, the institute annually supports five faculty and five doctoral fellows and provides members of the campus community with a lively and
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Center for Public Scholarship 80 Fifth Avenue, room 501 New York, NY 10011 Telephone: 212.229.5776 Fax: 212.229.5476 Email: cps@newschool.edu Website: newschool.edu/cps
Janey Program in Latin American Studies
Transregional Center for Democratic Studies
The ongoing struggles over social justice,
Building on the interdisciplinary tradition
equality, human rights, and political
of The New School for Social Research,
liberty in Latin America resonate deeply
the Transregional Center for Democratic
with the commitments of The New School
Studies (TCDS) offers cross-departmental
for Social Research, reflecting many of the
programs for graduate study and advanced
concerns that led to the founding of the
research. Following the social and political
University in Exile in 1933. The Janey
transformations of recent years, two
Program supports fellowships for students
contradictory trends—globalization and
from Latin America and the Caribbean
fragmentation along ethnic lines—have
who are pursuing graduate studies at the
become dominant modes. TCDS’s
school, summer fellowships for fieldwork
activities use geographical region as a
and research in Latin America and the
perspective from which to examine the
Caribbean, an annual conference, lectures,
complex relations between the local and
and occasional visits to The New School
the global. The center’s programs, designed
by scholars from Latin America.
to foster understanding of how “new” and
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“old” democracies are converging, focus
Janey Program in Latin American Studies The New School for Social Research 6 East 16th Street, room 711A New York, NY 10003 Telephone: 212.229.5905 Email: janeyprogram@newschool.edu Website: newschool.edu/nssr/janeyprogram
on the problems faced by democratic institutions at the local, national, and regional levels in five target regions: central and eastern Europe; Central Asia and the Caucasus; sub-Saharan Africa; Latin America; and North America.
Democracy and Diversity Graduate Summer Institutes
Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis
Regional Democracy and Diversity
The Schwartz Center for Economic Policy
(in Cape Town, South Africa) and July
Analysis (SCEPA), created through a generous gift from Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz, is the economic policy research arm of the Department of Economics at The New School for Social Research.
Institutes are held annually in January (in Kraków, Poland). In these intensive three-week programs, an international body of participants examine critical issues of democracy and democratization as they manifest themselves in the host
SCEPA activities are organized around
region and beyond.
three broad areas: economic growth,
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employment, and inequality. The center
Transregional Center for
focuses on the U.S. economy but always
Democratic Studies
with an eye to global implications. The
The New School for Social Research
underlying purpose of SCEPA’s research
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activities is to identify the conditions
New York, NY 10011
under which a more stable, equitable, and
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prosperous economy is possible, both in
Fax: 212.229.5894
the United States and globally, and to
Email: tcds@newschool.edu
develop domestic and international policies
Website: newschool.edu/tcds
to help bring about these conditions. For more information, contact Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis 6 East 16th Street, room 1112 New York, NY 10003 Telephone: 212.229.5901 x4911 Fax: 212.229.5903 Email: scepa@newschool.edu Website: economicpolicyresearch.org
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FACULTY INFORMATION Elaine Abelson Associate Professor of Historical Studies PhD 1986, New York University
Simon Critchley Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy PhD 1988, University of Essex
Orit Halpern Assistant Professor of History PhD 2006, Harvard University
Zed Adams Associate Professor of Philosophy PhD 2008, University of Chicago
Wendy D’Andrea Assistant Professor of Psychology PhD 2008, University of Michigan
Andrew Arato Dorothy Hart Hirshon Professor of Political and Social Theory PhD 1975, University of Chicago
Stefania de Kenessey Professor of Music PhD 1984, Princeton University
Victoria Hattam Professor of Politics PhD 1987, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cinzia Arruzza Assistant Professor of Philosophy PhD 2005, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Lopamudra Banerjee Assistant Professor of Economics PhD 2007, University of California at Riverside Banu Bargu Associate Professor of Politics PhD 2008, Cornell University J.M. Bernstein University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy PhD 1975, University of Edinburgh Richard J. Bernstein Vera List Professor of Philosophy PhD 1958, Yale University Omri Boehm Assistant Professor of Philosophy PhD 2009, Yale University Chiara Bottici Associate Professor of Philosophy PhD 2004, European University Institute, Florence Emanuele Castano Professor of Psychology PhD 1999, Catholic University of Louvain Benoit Challand Associate Professor of Sociology PhD 2005, European University Institute Doris Chang-Kaplan Associate Professor of Psychology PhD 2000, University of California at Los Angeles Christopher Christian Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of The New School–Beth Israel Center of Clinical Training and Research PhD 1996, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Alice Crary Associate Professor of Philosophy PhD 1999, University of Pittsburgh
James Dodd Associate Professor of Philosophy PhD 1996, Boston University Paulo dos Santos Assistant Professor of Economics PhD 2007, School of Oriental and African Studies Abou Farman Assistant Professor of Anthropology PhD 2012, The Graduate Center, CUNY Federico Finchelstein Professor of History PhD 2006, Cornell University Duncan Foley Leo Model Professor of Economics PhD 1966, Yale University Carlos Forment Associate Professor of Sociology PhD 1991, Harvard University Oz Frankel Associate Professor of History PhD 1998, University of California at Berkeley Nancy Fraser Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science PhD 1980, City University of New York Mark Frazier Professor of Politics PhD 1997, University of California at Berkeley Laura Frost Associate Professor of Literary Studies PhD 1998, Columbia University Teresa Ghilarducci Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis PhD 1984, University of California at Berkeley Jeremy Ginges Associate Professor of Psychology PhD 2004, Tel Aviv University Jeffrey Goldfarb Michael E. Gellert Professor of Sociology PhD 1976, University of Chicago
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Lawrence Hirschfeld Professor of Anthropology and Psychology PhD 1984, Columbia University William Hirst Professor of Psychology PhD 1976, Cornell University Eiko Ikegami Walter A. Eberstadt Professor of Sociology PhD 1989, Harvard University Noah Isenberg Professor of Literary Studies PhD 1995, University of California at Berkeley Aaron Jakes Assistant Professor of History PhD 2014, New York University Andreas Kalyvas Associate Professor of Politics PhD 2001, Columbia University Elizabeth Kendall Associate Professor of Literary Studies MAT 1971, Harvard Graduate School of Education Paul Kottman Associate Professor of Comparative Literature PhD 2000, University of California at Berkeley Nicolas Langlitz Associate Professor of Anthropology PhD 2007, University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco Benjamin Lee Professor of Anthropology and Philosophy PhD 1986, University of Chicago Arien Mack Alfred J. and Monette C. Marrow Professor of Psychology PhD 1966, Yeshiva University Elzbieta Matynia Professor of Liberal Studies and Sociology PhD 1979, University of Warsaw Anne McNevin Associate Professor of Politics PhD 2006, Australian National University
Inessa Medzhibovskaya Associate Professor of Literature PhD 2001, Princeton University
Michael Schober Professor of Psychology PhD 1990, Stanford University
Terry Williams Professor of Sociology PhD 1978, City University of New York
William Milberg Professor of Economics and Dean of The New School for Social Research PhD 1987, Rutgers University
Willi Semmler Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development PhD 1976, Free University of Berlin
Deva Woodly Assistant Professor of Politics PhD 2008, University of Chicago
James Miller Professor of Politics and Liberal Studies PhD 1975, Brandeis University
Mark Setterfield Professor of Economics PhD 1993, Dalhousie University
Joan Miller Professor of Psychology PhD 1985, University of Chicago
Anwar Shaikh Professor of Economics PhD 1973, Columbia University
Virag Molnar Associate Professor of Sociology PhD 2005, Princeton University
Ann-Louise Shapiro Professor of History PhD 1980, Brown University
Dmitri Nikulin Professor of Philosophy PhD 1990, Institute for Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Rachel Sherman Associate Professor of Sociology PhD 2003, University of California at Berkeley
Julia Ott Associate Professor of History PhD 2007, Yale University
Ann Snitow Senior Lecturer in Liberal Studies, Associate Professor of Literary Studies PhD 1979, University of London
Dominic Pettman Professor of Culture and Media PhD 1997, University of Melbourne Jessica Pisano Associate Professor of Politics PhD 2002, Yale University David Plotke Professor of Politics PhD 1985, University of California at Berkeley Hugh Raffles Professor of Anthropology DFES 1999, Yale University Sanjay Reddy Associate Professor of Economics PhD 2000, Harvard University Janet Roitman Professor of Anthropology PhD 1996, University of Pennsylvania Lisa Rubin Associate Professor of Psychology PhD 2005, Arizona State University Sanjay Ruparelia Associate Professor of Politics PhD 2006, Cambridge University Jeremy Safran Professor of Psychology PhD 1982, University of British Columbia
Howard Steele Professor of Psychology PhD 1991, University College, London Miriam Steele Professor of Psychology PhD 1990, University College, London Ann Laura Stoler Willy Brandt Distinguished University Professor PhD 1982, Columbia University Jenifer Talley Assistant Professor of Psychology PhD 2007, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University Miriam Ticktin Associate Professor of Anthropology PhD 2002, Stanford University McWelling Todman Associate Professor of Psychology PhD 1986, The New School for Social Research Jeremy Varon Associate Professor of History PhD 1998, Cornell University Robin Wagner-Pacifici University in Exile Professor of Sociology PhD 1983, University of Pennsylvania
Rafi Youatt Assistant Professor of Politics PhD 2007, University of Chicago Eli Zaretsky Professor of History PhD 1978, University of Maryland EMERITI Agnes Heller Professor Emerita of Philosophy PhD 1955, Eรถtvรถs Lorรกnd University Marcel Kinsbourne Professor of Psychology DM 1963, Oxford University Edward Nell Professor Emeritus of Economics BLit 1962, Oxford University David Shapiro Professor Emeritus and Senior Lecturer in Psychology PhD 1950, University of Southern California Herbert Schlesinger Professor Emeritus and Senior Lecturer in Psychology PhD 1952, University of Kansas David Schwartzman Professor Emeritus of Economics PhD 1953, University of California at Berkeley Lance Taylor Professor Emeritus and Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development PhD 1968, Harvard University Louise Tilly Professor Emerita of Sociology PhD 1974, University of Toronto Yirmiyahu Yovel Professor Emeritus of Philosophy PhD 1968, Hebrew University, Jerusalem Vera Zolberg Professor Emerita of Sociology PhD 1974, University of Chicago
McKenzie Wark Professor of Culture and Media PhD, Murdoch University
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ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS Public Seminar Public Seminar (PS) is an online platform reflecting the tradition of critical scholarship and public engagement of the original New School for Social Research (1919) and its University in Exile (1933). Confronting fundamental problems of the human condition and pressing problems of the day using the broad resources of social research, PS provokes critical and informed discussion through short-form posts, long-form essays, and audio and video pieces. PS is an extension of The New School’s legendary General Seminar, founded by the original University in Exile scholars. Through this innovative platform, the faculty, students and alumni of The New School for Social Research, along with colleagues from near and far, constitute a public seminar for the 21st century. publicseminar.org
Constellations
Social Research
Constellations is an international peer-reviewed quarterly committed to publishing
An award-winning international quarterly
the best in contemporary political and social theory. With roots in the Frankfurt School
of the social sciences, Social Research has
tradition of critical theory, it brings together a range of perspectives, including those
been mapping the landscape of intellectual
of the Continental and Anglo-American traditions.
inquiry since 1934. Most issues of the journal
newschool.edu/nssr/constellations
are theme driven, combining historical
Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal The Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal is a professional publication that provides a forum for contemporary authors to engage with the history of philosophy and its traditions. Past issues have included contributions from Hans-Georg Gadamer, Jacques
analysis, theoretical explanation, and reportage by some of the world’s leading scholars and thinkers. socres.org
Derrida, Jürgen Habermas, and Reiner Schürmann. The journal is published twice
New School Economic Review
yearly and is edited and produced by advanced graduate students in the Department
The New School Economic Review (NSER)
of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research.
is a student-run journal whose content
newschool.edu/nssr/GFPJ
reflects The New School’s history and
The New School Psychology Bulletin Launched in 2003, the New School Psychology Bulletin is a semi-annual peer-reviewed research journal created and produced by graduate students at The New School for Social Research. Articles in the bulletin cover ongoing work and collaborations at The New School including new research, research proposals, research methods projects, and a New School psychology historical series, as well as work from the annual Graduate Faculty Poster Session. nspb.net
International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society The International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society publishes articles and reviews on issues that arise at the intersections of nations, states, civil society, and global institutions. It is concerned with the interplay of macroscopic and microscopic structures and processes, including changing configurations of ethnic groups, social classes, religions, and personal networks and the impact of new communication technologies and media on public and private life. Interdisciplinary in orientation and international in scope, the journal focuses on the connection between theory and substantive normative concerns and encourages disciplined creativity. newschool.edu/nssr/politics-culture-society
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traditions and embraces a multidisciplinary and heterodox approach to the social sciences as espoused by early classical thinkers such as Smith, Ricardo, and Marx. The NSER provides a forum for professors, practitioners, and students to debate world politics and social affairs, discuss current issues in economics, and share insights from other disciplines. newschooljournal.com
ACADEMIC RESOURCES LIBRARIES The New School operates three libraries, which are open to all university students. Each library specializes in a particular area. The Raymond Fogelman Library collection is weighted toward the social sciences and philosophy; its extensive reserve collection is used by the entire university. The Adam and Sophie Gimbel Design Library serves Parsons School of Design. The Harry Scherman Library serves Mannes College of Music and specializes in European and American classical music
The Research Library Consortium of South Manhattan In addition to offering the resources of its own libraries, The New School is a member of the Research Library Association of South Manhattan. Other consortium members are New York University, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and the New York Library of Interior Design. This association is one of the largest interuniversity library consortia in the country—NYU’s Elmer Holmes Bobst Library alone houses more than three million volumes. Most holdings of the consortium libraries are listed in BobCat, a user-friendly online catalog that can be accessed over the Internet or by direct dial-in. All the libraries provide information resource training and orientations for students, normally at the beginning of each semester. New School students also have reading access to materials at the nearby Cardozo Law School of Yeshiva University. Through membership in the Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency, students have access to more than 300 other libraries in the New York City area. For more information about university libraries and consortium privileges, visit the website at library.newschool.edu.
ACADEMIC COMPUTING University Academic Computing currently operates three general-access facilities for students. Each facility offers a wide variety of software, such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, electronic mail, graphics, and statistical packages. Students using the centers are supported by a full-time staff and assisted by lab aides. Training seminars and documentation are available on supported software and hardware. Each facility is fully networked and offers access to the Internet.
Online Resources MyNewSchool, the university’s customizable Web portal, uses a single secure sign-on to provide access to Blackboard Online Learning; Self Service, where you can find student academic and financial information; webmail; library resources; personal and campus announcements; information about events; and much more. Campus-wide wireless Internet access on a secure network allows you to check your email, download files, and surf the Web anytime. Students also have access to New School library e-resources, which allow them to find a particular journal, magazine, newspaper, or report in the library’s periodical databases quickly and easily and to search remotely for the holdings of the three New School libraries and the consortium libraries.
THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH DEAN’S OFFICE: STUDENT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Student Academic Affairs promotes academic community within the school by supporting student activities and organizations and providing academic and career services. It administers scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, prizes, and other financial awards designated specifically for graduate students of The New School for Social Research. Student Academic Affairs also oversees academic advising, academic policies, and graduation procedures. The office newsletter, GradFACTs, contains news and resource information for students.
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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION THE COLLEGES OF THE NEW SCHOOL Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts Eugene Lang College is The New School’s four-year liberal arts college for traditional-
Policy. The college also offers hundreds of
age undergraduates. The college began in 1972 as the Freshman Year Program, an
open-enrollment continuing education
experimental program for high school seniors. It became the Seminar College, a
courses on campus in Greenwich Village
full-time bachelor’s program, in 1975 and a separate college of the university in 1985.
and online.
This bold experiment in undergraduate education is named in honor of New School trustee Eugene M. Lang, a generous supporter of the college. Students at Eugene Lang College enjoy small seminar-style classes taught by a faculty of prominent scholars, many of whom are also affiliated with the graduate departments of The New School for Social Research. The college’s location in the center of a major metropolitan area offers its students opportunities for civic engagement and internships available to
The New School for Social Research In 1933, The New School gave a home to the University in Exile, a refuge for scholars fleeing persecution by the Nazis. In 1934, The New School incorporated
students of few other small liberal arts schools.
this community as a graduate school
Mannes School of Music
graduate students enjoy opportunities
of political and social science. Today’s
Founded in 1916 by David Mannes and Clara Damrosch, Mannes became part of The
to cross disciplinary boundaries and
New School in 1989. Mannes is one of the leading classical music conservatories in the
collaborate with scholars, designers, and
world, providing professional training for a select group of talented student musicians.
artists in other colleges of the university.
A comprehensive curriculum and a faculty of world-class artists enable students to
The New School for Social Research
attain virtuosity in vocal and instrumental music, conducting, composition, and
addresses the most urgent political,
theory. Students also enjoy access to the resources of the university as a whole and
cultural, and economic concerns of the
opportunities for civic engagement in New York City. Mannes offers undergraduate
day and upholds the highest standards
and graduate music degrees and professional diplomas. Mannes also has a community
of critical inquiry.
extension program for adult learners and a preparatory program for children.
Parsons School of Design
School of Drama
Parsons is one of the world’s preeminent
The New School has been a center of innovation in theater since Erwin Piscator
colleges of art and design. Founded in
brought his Dramatic Workshop here from Europe in the 1940s. His students included
1896 by artist William Merritt Chase and
Marlon Brando, Walter Matthau, Harry Belafonte, Elaine Stritch, and Tennessee
his circle, Parsons was renamed in 1936
Williams. Piscator established a tradition of excellence in theater education that
for its longtime president, Frank Alvah
continues at The New School today. The School of Drama began in 1994 as a program
Parsons, who dedicated his career to
to train talented individuals for careers in the theater as actors, directors, and
integrating visual art and industrial
playwrights. The New School’s New York City setting offers students abundant
design. Parsons became part of The New
opportunities to learn through observation and make professional connections
School in 1970. It was the first institution
through the broadest theater career network in the United States.
in the United States to award university
School of Jazz
degrees in interior design, advertising and graphic design (originally commercial
In 1986, The New School established an undergraduate program offering talented
illustration), and lighting design. Parsons
young musicians the opportunity to study with professional artists from New York
has earned and maintained an international
City’s peerless jazz community. The teaching model is based on the tradition of the
reputation as a school at the vanguard
artist as mentor: Our students study and perform with some of the world’s most
of design education. Students in its
accomplished musicians. They are immersed in the history and theory of and latest
undergraduate and graduate degree
developments in jazz, blues, pop, and the ever-evolving genres of contemporary music.
programs hold themselves to exceptional
Learning takes place in classrooms, student ensembles, one-on-one tutorials, public
standards of creativity and scholarship,
performances, and master classes. Students develop their creative talents to meet the
developing their skills and building
high standards of professional musicianship exemplified by the legendary faculty.
knowledge in laboratories, workshops,
Schools of Public Engagement The Schools of Public Engagement embody the values that motivated the university’s founders in 1919. The college was renamed in 2011 to reflect its position as an enterprise designed to connect theory to practice, foster innovation in culture and communication, and promote democratic citizenship through lifelong education. The college offers undergraduate degree programs for adult and transfer students and graduate degrees and certificates in its schools of languages, media studies, and writing and in the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban
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and seminars. Parsons offers general art and design courses and certificate programs for students of all ages.
STUDENT LIFE Throughout the academic year, The New School offers many kinds of workshops, lectures, and other activities designed to enrich students’ experience. Student Services activities reflect the diversity of our student population—intellectually, artistically, culturally, and socially. Student Services also offers a recreation program and health education workshops. Graduate students are encouraged to participate in student organizations for their professional development.
Housing New School housing offers graduate students convenient living and learning spaces with amenities suitable for diverse needs and budgets. Residence hall and leased apartment facilities are fully furnished. Security is provided 24 hours a day in all of our residences, and our staff is trained to handle emergencies. The Office of Student Housing also offers students assistance in finding off-campus accommodations. Printed and electronic listings for rental properties, shared apartments, sublets, and short-term accommodations are available in the office. For more information, visit newschool.edu/studentservices.
International Student Services The New School is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant-alien students. International Student Services offers workshops, printed materials and other media, and individual advice and support throughout the year by appointment. For more information, visit newschool.edu/studentservices.
Services for Students with Disabilities The New School is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities enjoy full access to academic services and others and will make arrangements to assist students with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws. Students who may require special arrangements are encouraged to self-identify by contacting the office of Student Disability Services as soon as possible after they have been admitted to study. Call 212.229.5626 or email sds@newschool.edu.
CAREER AND ALUMNI SERVICES The Center for Student Success provides students with information explaining the demands and requirements of both the academic and the nonacademic job markets. The center provides assistance on writing curricula vitae, résumés, and cover and follow-up letters and on job search, job interviewing, and networking techniques. Workshops are held to discuss how students can obtain teaching jobs while attending graduate school, prepare for the academic job market after graduation, or secure a postdoctoral position. The center also sponsors speakers and events relevant to employment outside of academia for those with degrees in philosophy and the social sciences. The center maintains job listings for both short-term and long-term assignments, professional positions, “survival” jobs, and internships. Students interested in work opportunities are encouraged to explore these listings. The center also provides information on external funding opportunities.
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A HISTORY OF THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH The history of The New School for
authorization from the Board of
administration during the Second
Social Research began in 1919, when
Regents of the State of New York to
World War. Max Wertheimer
a group of distinguished Columbia
offer master’s and doctoral degrees.
introduced Gestalt, or cognitive,
University professors were censured
Johnson created faculty positions
psychology, which challenged the
for taking a public stand against
for nine distinguished scholars: five
dominant American paradigm of
World War I. In protest, they resigned
economists (Karl Brandt, Gerhard
behaviorism. The philosopher Hans
and founded their own school as a
Colm, Arthur Feiler, Eduard
Jonas’ work was little known when
place where adult scholars and
Heimann, and Emil Lederer), two
he came to the Graduate Faculty,
artists could exchange ideas freely.
psychologists (Max Wertheimer and
but it now frames much scholarly
That school became The New School
Erich von Hornbostel, also a leading
writing on bioethics and the
for Social Research, located in New
musicologist), one social policy
environment. The work of Hannah
York City’s Chelsea neighborhood.
expert (Frieda Wunderlich), and one
Arendt has attracted attention for
The original faculty included Charles
sociologist (Hans Speier). Other
decades as political theorists have
Beard, Thorstein Veblen, James
leaders of Europe’s intelligentsia
reevaluated their assumptions
Harvey Robinson, Wesley Clair
soon joined. These scholars
about totalitarianism, democracy,
Mitchell, and John Dewey.
introduced students to Western
and revolution. Other Graduate
traditions in the social sciences and
Faculty scholars whose works
philosophy, and The New School
remain influential include Alfred
established a reputation for
Schutz, Leo Strauss, Aron Gurwitsch,
upholding the highest standards of
and Adolph Lowe.
The founders maintained strong personal and professional ties to Europe, which strongly influenced the school’s academic and institutional development. In the 1920s, Alvin Johnson, The New School’s first president, served as
scholarly inquiry while addressing issues of major political, cultural, and economic concern.
The mission of The New School for Social Research—inspired by progressive American thought,
co-editor of the Encyclopedia of
In the early 1940s, The New School
European critical theory, and the
the Social Sciences, on which he
also created the École libre des
legacy of the University in Exile—is
collaborated regularly with
hautes études to promote French
grounded in the core social sciences
European colleagues. As tensions
scholarship in the United States.
and broadened with a commitment
in Europe mounted, Johnson was
The school received an official
to philosophical and historical
alerted to the danger Hitler
charter from de Gaulle’s Free French
inquiry. In this intellectual setting,
represented. He responded
government in exile and attracted
disciplinary boundaries are easily
immediately and in 1933—with the
refugee scholars who taught in
crossed. Students learn creative
financial support of the Rockefeller
French, including the philosopher
democracy—the concepts,
Foundation and philanthropists
Jacques Maritain, the anthropologist
techniques, and commitments
such as Hiram Halle—created a
Claude Lévi-Strauss, the linguist
necessary for the world’s people to
University in Exile within The New
Roman Jakobson, and the political
resolve multiple conflicting interests
School, a haven for scholars and
thinker Henri Bonnet, who
and live together peacefully and
artists whose lives were threatened
originated the idea of the European
justly. Today, The New School for
by National Socialism. The
community.
Social Research remains true to
University in Exile sponsored more than 180 individuals and their families, providing them with visas and jobs.
The New School for Social Research has always attracted distinguished and socially active faculty. Economist Gerhard Colm, political
In 1934, the University in Exile, later
scientist Arnold Brecht, and
renamed the Graduate Faculty of
sociologist Hans Speier served as
Political and Social Science, received
policy advisors for the Roosevelt
Alvin Johnson’s ideal of a university for students and faculty of different ethnicities, religions, and geographical origins who are willing to take the intellectual and political risks our world requires.
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