Center for Place, Culture and Politics

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Mary N. Taylor

The CPCP presents its annual conference 2022:

REVOLUTIONARY ARTS

Wednesday May 4, 2022 6-9pm Film Screening
Thursday May 5, 2022 1-8:30pm Conference

The People’s Forum
320 West 37th St. NY, NY 10018

*proof of vaccination is required for entry

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BOOK EVENT: Caste Rebellion

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Thayer Hastings

Caste Rebellion: The Origins of the Guatemalan Plantation State, 1780-1940

Book Launch: Thursday, March 24th 2022, 5-7pm (EST)

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BOOK EVENT: The Ethics of Saving Animals

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Thayer Hastings

The Ethics of Saving Animals: A Conversation between Elan Abrell and Lori Gruen

25 February 2022, 12:00PM EST

Elan Abrell, author of Animal Sanctuaries: Multispecies Ecologies of Rescue and Care, will be joined by author and professor, Lori Gruen, director of Animal Studies at Wesleyan University, to discuss the meaning of care and the many ethical dilemmas faced by caregivers in captive animal sanctuaries.

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BOOK EVENT: Movement of the People: Hungarian Folk Dance, Populism and Citizenship

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Thayer Hastings

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BOOK EVENT: Amakomiti: Grassroots Democracy in South African Shack Settlements

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Thayer Hastings

18 November 2021, 1PM EST (NYC), 8PM SAST (Johannesburg)

Online event, register here.

Please join author Trevor Ngwame as he discusses his book Amakomiti: Grassroots Democracy in South African Shack Settlements with Peter Hitchcock and Ashley Dawson.