The Brooklyn Institue for Social Research and The Center for Urban Pedagogy
Sunday 27 January, 2013
4 - 6pm, $0
Bruce High Quality Foundation University
34 Avenue A, Floor 3
We are bringing together two alternative educational platforms, The Brooklyn Institue for Social Research and The Center for Urban Pedagogy, to our new home on the Lower East Side. Our guests will present overviews of their current education practices and join in a lively discussion on the future(s) of alternative education.
The Brooklyn Institue for Social Research (represented by director Ajay Chaudhary and core faculty member Michael Brent) provides liberal arts educational opportunities to local communities. At the same time, it provides material and intellectual support and space for young scholars to teach, write, research, publish and, put simply, work. Consciously modeled after the famous Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany – especially in its heyday under the directorship of Max Horkheimer – we honor and build upon their extraordinary contributions to human thought and social commitments, striving to engage the worlds of philosophy, literature, science, the arts and social sciences with the world at large and people everywhere.
The Center for Urban Pedagogy, (represented by Communications Coordinator Sam Holleran) is a nonprofit organization that uses design and art to improve civic engagement. CUP projects demystify the urban policy and planning issues that impact our communities, so that more individuals can better participate in shaping them. CUP believes that increasing understanding of how these systems work is the first step to better and more diverse community participation.
The Brooklyn Institue for Social Research (represented by director Ajay Chaudhary and core faculty member Michael Brent) provides liberal arts educational opportunities to local communities. At the same time, it provides material and intellectual support and space for young scholars to teach, write, research, publish and, put simply, work. Consciously modeled after the famous Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany – especially in its heyday under the directorship of Max Horkheimer – we honor and build upon their extraordinary contributions to human thought and social commitments, striving to engage the worlds of philosophy, literature, science, the arts and social sciences with the world at large and people everywhere.
The Center for Urban Pedagogy, (represented by Communications Coordinator Sam Holleran) is a nonprofit organization that uses design and art to improve civic engagement. CUP projects demystify the urban policy and planning issues that impact our communities, so that more individuals can better participate in shaping them. CUP believes that increasing understanding of how these systems work is the first step to better and more diverse community participation.