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Funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Graduate Institute for Design, Ethnography & Social Thought at the New School incubates advanced transdisciplinary research and practice at the intersection of social theory and design and fosters dialogue on related themes across the university.

Seminars

American Artist

Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Beatriz Colomina

Souleymane Bachir Diagne

Kevin Jerome Everson

Denise Ferreira da Silva

Alexander Galloway

Christine Gaspar

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

Saidiya Hartman

Margo Jefferson and Elizabeth Kendall

E. Patrick Johnson

Tanya Kalmanovitch

Catherine Telford Keogh

Mahmoud Keshavarz

Wayne Koestenbaum

Jack Jin Gary Lee

George E. Lewis

Silvia Lindtner

Alphonso Lingis

Anuradha Mathur

Shannon Mattern

Mendi + Keith Obadike

Margo Okazawa-Rey

Okwui Okpokwasili

Sarah Oppenheimer

Fabio Parasecoli

Sreshta Rit Premnath

Gabriela Rendón

Marina Rosenfeld

Helen Betya Rubinstein

Wadada Leo Smith

Nicole Starosielski

2024-25

Wadada Leo Smith
September 20, 2024

Beatriz Colomina
November 1, 2024

Jonathan Bach
February 21, 2025

Sara Serpa
April 4, 2025

2023-24

Sareeta Amrute
September 15, 2023

Souleymane Bachir Diagne
October 27, 2023

Carin Kuoni
February 23, 2024

Vandana Singh
April 19, 2024

2022-23

Lucy Sante
September 16, 2022

Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas
October 28, 2022

Maggie Nelson
March 3, 2023

Clara Latham
April 28, 2023

Colin Stearns
October 4, 2024

M. Jefferson and E. Kendall
December 6, 2024

Kathleen Stewart
March 7, 2025

Jenny Perlin
April 18, 2025

Kathleen Stewart
September 29, 2023

Catherine Telford Keogh
December 1, 2023

Immanuel Wilkins
March 22, 2024

Helen Betya Rubinstein
May 3, 2024

Catrin Morgan
September 30, 2022

Stanley Nelson
November 11, 2022

Quentin Bruneau
March 31, 2023

Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman
May 12, 2023

Wayne Koestenbaum
October 18, 2024

Jack Jin Gary Lee
February 7, 2025

Mendi + Keith Obadike
March 21, 2025

Lucien Castaing-Taylor
October 13, 2023

Cresa Pugh
February 9, 2024

Wilson Valentín-Escobar
April 5, 20204

E. Patrick Johnson
October 16, 2022

Gabriela Rendón
February 17, 2023

Petya Andreeva
April 14, 2023

2021-22

Nao Bustamante
May 6, 2022

Ricardo Montez
March 11, 2022

Arthur Ou
December 10, 2021

micha cárdenas
April 8, 2022

madison moore
March 25, 2022

Rasheedah Phillips
February 25, 2022

David Gissen
December 2, 2021

Heather Davis
February 11, 2022

Daniela Rosner
November 19, 2021

Ayodamola Okunseinde
November 5, 2021

McKenzie WarkSeptember 24, 2021 — McKenzie Wark
September 24, 2021

Olalekan Jeyifous
October 22, 2021

An-My LêOctober 8, 2021 — An-My Lê
October 8, 2021

2020-2021

Ralph LemonMay 7, 2021 — Ralph Lemon
May 7, 2021

Tina CamptApril 2, 2021 — Tina Campt
April 2, 2021

Genevieve YueApril 23, 2021 — Genevieve Yue
April 23, 2021

Margo Okazawa-ReyMarch 2, 2021 — Margo Okazawa-Rey
March 2, 2021

Emma ParkApril 16, 2021 — Emma Park
April 16, 2021

American ArtistFebruary 19, 2021 — American Artist
February 19, 2021

Jilly TraganouDecember 4, 2020 — Jilly Traganou
December 4, 2020

Vicky HattamOctober 23, 2020 — Vicky Hattam
October 23, 2020

Jeannine TangNovember 20, 2020 — Jeannine Tang
November 20, 2020

Denise Ferreira da SilvaOctober 9, 2020 — Denise Ferreira da Silva
October 9, 2020

Gustav PeeblesNovember 6, 2020 — Gustav Peebles
November 6, 2020

2019-2020

Christine GasparMarch 6, 2020 — Christine Gaspar
March 6, 2020

Alphonso LingisNovember 22, 2019 — Alphonso Lingis
November 22, 2019

Saidiya HartmanOctober 25, 2019 — Saidiya Hartman
October 25, 2019

Oz FrankelFebruary 21, 2020 — Oz Frankel
February 21, 2020

Anne McNevinFebruary 7, 2020 — Anne McNevin
February 7, 2020

Shana AgidNovember 8, 2019 — Shana Agid
November 8, 2019

John KeeneOctober 11, 2019 — John Keene
October 11, 2019

Lana LinDecember 6, 2020 — Lana Lin
December 6, 2020

Eileen MylesSeptember 27, 2019 — Eileen Myles
September 27, 2019

2018-2019

Nicole StarosielskiMay 3, 2019 — Nicole Starosielski
May 3, 2019

Terike HaapojaApril 5, 2019 — Terike Haapoja
April 5, 2019

Mahmoud KeshavarzFebruary 22, 2019 — Mahmoud Keshavarz
February 22, 2019

Nora KrugDecember 14, 2018 — Nora Krug
December 14, 2018

Liam YoungOctober 26, 2018 — Liam Young
October 26, 2018

Siri HustvedtSeptember 21, 2018 — Siri Hustvedt
September 21, 2018

Jessica PisanoApril 26,2019 — Jessica Pisano
April 26,2019

Patricia J. WilliamsMarch 29, 2019 — Patricia J. Williams
March 29, 2019

Silvia Lindtner and Seyram AvleFebruary 8, 2019 — Silvia Lindtner and Seyram Avle
February 8, 2019

Andrea GeyerDecember 7, 2018 — Andrea Geyer
December 7, 2018

Matthew JensenOctober 19, 2018 — Matthew Jensen
October 19, 2018

Nitin SawhneyApril 12, 2019 — Nitin Sawhney
April 12, 2019

Wendy S. WaltersMarch 8, 2019 — Wendy S. Walters
March 8, 2019

Monica OngFebruary 1, 2019 — Monica Ong
February 1, 2019

Radhika SubramaniamNovember 9,2018 — Radhika Subramaniam
November 9,2018

Virag MolnarOctober 12, 2018 — Virag Molnar
October 12, 2018

2017-2018

Okwui OkpokwasiliApril 27, 2018 — Okwui Okpokwasili
April 27, 2018

Margot BoumanMarch 30, 2018 — Margot Bouman
March 30, 2018

Alexander GallowayFebruary 16, 2018 — Alexander Galloway
February 16, 2018

Bill MorrisonNovember 3, 2017 — Bill Morrison
November 3, 2017

Soyoung YoonSeptember 22, 2017 — Soyoung Yoon
September 22, 2017

N.K. JemisinApril 20, 2018 — N.K. Jemisin
April 20, 2018

George E. LewisMarch 16, 2018 — George E. Lewis
March 16, 2018

Mia Charlene WhiteFebruary 2, 2018 — Mia Charlene White
February 2, 2018

Fred Moten and Stefano HarneyOctober 20, 2017 — Fred Moten and Stefano Harney
October 20, 2017

Joan JonasApril 13, 2018 — Joan Jonas
April 13, 2018

Jeanine OlesonMarch 9, 2018 — Jeanine Oleson
March 9, 2018

Tanya KalmanovitchDecember 1, 2017 — Tanya Kalmanovitch
December 1, 2017

Sarah OppenheimerOctober 6, 2017 — Sarah Oppenheimer
October 6, 2017

2016-2017

Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da CunhaMay 12, 2017 — Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha
May 12, 2017

Julia FoulkesMarch 31, 2017 — Julia Foulkes
March 31, 2017

Chris StoverFebruary 10, 2017 — Chris Stover
February 10, 2017

Vijay IyerOctober 28, 2016 — Vijay Iyer
October 28, 2016

Kalup LinzySeptember 30, 2016 — Kalup Linzy
September 30, 2016

Daniel SauterApril 21, 2017 — Daniel Sauter
April 21, 2017

Sara HendrenMarch 10, 2017 — Sara Hendren
March 10, 2017

Lauren RednissDecember 2, 2016 — Lauren Redniss
December 2, 2016

Kaija SaariahoOctober 21, 2016 — Kaija Saariaho
October 21, 2016

Otto von BuschSeptember 16, 2016 — Otto von Busch
September 16, 2016

Sreshta Rit PremnathApril 14, 2017 — Sreshta Rit Premnath
April 14, 2017

Raven ChaconFebruary 24, 2017 — Raven Chacon
February 24, 2017

Miriam TicktinNovember 11, 2016 — Miriam Ticktin
November 11, 2016

Bruno LatourOctober 7, 2016 — Bruno Latour
October 7, 2016

2015-2016

Lawrence Abu HamdanApril 29, 2016 — Lawrence Abu Hamdan
April 29, 2016

Anthony Dunne and Fiona RabyMarch 18, 2016 — Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby
March 18, 2016

Linnaea TillettDecember 4, 2015 — Linnaea Tillett
December 4, 2015

Orit HalpernOctober 16, 2015 — Orit Halpern
October 16, 2015

John BruceApril 15, 2016 — John Bruce
April 15, 2016

Marina RosenfeldMarch 4, 2016 — Marina Rosenfeld
March 4, 2016

Ernesto OrozaNovember 13, 2015 — Ernesto Oroza
November 13, 2015

Kevin Jerome EversonOctober 2, 2015 — Kevin Jerome Everson
October 2, 2015

Laura Y. LiuApril 1, 2016 — Laura Y. Liu
April 1, 2016

Antina von SchnitzlerFebruary 19, 2016 — Antina von Schnitzler
February 19, 2016

Rafi YouattOctober 30, 2015 — Rafi Youatt
October 30, 2015

Eyal WeizmanSeptember 18, 2015 — Eyal Weizman
September 18, 2015

2014-2015

Rachel ShermanApril 24, 2015 — Rachel Sherman
April 24, 2015

Reggie WilsonMarch 6, 2015 — Reggie Wilson
March 6, 2015

Fabio ParasecoliDecember 5, 2014 — Fabio Parasecoli
December 5, 2014

Neil BrennerOctober 24, 2014 — Neil Brenner
October 24, 2014

Annemarie MolApril 10, 2015 — Annemarie Mol
April 10, 2015

Hugh RafflesFebruary 20, 2015 — Hugh Raffles
February 20, 2015

Mabel O. WilsonNovember 21, 2014 — Mabel O. Wilson
November 21, 2014

Krysztof WodiczkoOctober 10, 2014 — Krysztof Wodiczko
October 10, 2014

Julie NapolinMarch 20, 2015 — Julie Napolin
March 20, 2015

Peter HallFebruary 6, 2015 — Peter Hall
February 6, 2015

Shannon MatternNovember 7, 2014 — Shannon Mattern
November 7, 2014

Christina MoonSeptember 26, 2014 — Christina Moon
September 26, 2014