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    Call & Response occupies that open, inquisitive, generous place when pronouncements are offered, but conclusions not yet drawn. It usually entails participation by New School faculty and for a set period invites commentaries by visitors to the site.

    CALL: Inaugural Lecture, Speculating on Change / RESPONSE: William Morrish

    CALL: Inaugural Lecture, Speculating on Change
    The inaugural lecture on “Speculating on Change” was delivered by Michael A. Cohen, Director, The Graduate Program of International Affairs at The New School on October 16, 2009. Cohen discussed cities both as sites of the greatest…

    Posted on December 2, 2009

    Still from No Matter (2008) by Scott Kildall and Victoria Scott

    CALL: Changing Labor Value / RESPONSE: Paolo Carpignano

    CALL: Changing Labor Value
    Changing Labor Value, a panel discussion on September 29, 2009, examined the nature of work in the digital era, focusing on the relationship between invisible labor, play, exploitation, pleasure, and the production of value. The speakers, Andrew…

    RESPONSE: Paolo Carpignano

    It might be useful to start with differences. Had Richard Sennett not fallen ill and participated, as intended, it would have been easier. After all his work is representative of a very learned but moderately progressive critique of the current…

    Posted on November 11, 2009

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