Two Timely Post-Election Discussions at the Graduate Center this week

Gain an informed perspective on the post-election landscape from leading thinkers on politics, economics, and international affairs.

What Now? The Roots of the Present Economic Crisis and the Way Forward

FEATURING:

Robert Brenner (visiting professor of economics, New School University) has written widely on the early development of capitalism and the current economic crisis. His many books include The Boom and the Bubble: The US in the World Economy.

David Harvey (distinguished professor, the Graduate Center) is one of the world’s most cited social scientists. He is the author of many books, including the recent The Ways of the World and Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism.

FREE; NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Presented with the Advanced Research Collaborative; the Center for Place, Culture and Politics; and the Center for the Humanities.

When/Where: Thursday, December 1 / 7:00 pm / Elebash Recital Hall

The End of the World as We Know It?
The Global Rise of National Populisms

FEATURING:

Branko Milanovic, a GC professor and senior scholar at the Stone Center, studies income inequality in individual countries, globally, and among pre-industrial societies. His most recent book is Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization.

Marla Stone, a professor of history at Occidental College, focuses on 20th-century Europe with a specialization in modern Italy and genocide studies. Her most recent book is The Fascist Revolution in Italy.

Richard Wolin is distinguished professor of history, political science, and comparative literature at the GC. His many books include The Seduction of Unreason: The Intellectual Romance with Fascism from Nietzsche to Postmodernism.

Moderated by John Torpey, director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies.

FREE; RSVP TO: eusc@gc.cuny.edu

Presented by the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and the European Union Studies Center. Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and the Dankwart Rustow Fund.

When/Where: Thursday, December 8 / 6:00 pm / Skylight Room

Applied Economics Seminar at the Graduate Center: Raul Segura

Join us in our upcoming Applied Economics Seminar at the Graduate Center organized by Professor David A. Jaeger.

A lecture by: Raul Segura, CUNY Graduate Center
“The Impact of Terrorism on Mental Health and Substance Use: Evidence from the Boston Marathon Bombings”

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Time: 12:00pm-1:45pm

Location: 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

Room: 5382

Travel Directions to The Graduate Center:
By Subway: B, D, F, N, R, or Q to 34th Street-Herald Square; walk east to 5th Avenue 6 to 33rd Street.
By Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M16, M34, Q32.