Division of Social Studies News by Date
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February 2014
02-28-2014
Ilan Greenberg, Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program faculty, analyzes the political climate in India surrounding the "provocative and polarizing" Narendra Modi's candidacy for prime minister.
02-27-2014
"Those interested in connecting with Arendt’s life, scholarship, and philosophical insight can find a wealth of archival materials online from the collections of Bard College and the Library of Congress."
02-26-2014
Myra Young Armstead, Bard history professor and director of Africana Studies, pens her final piece in a series about freed slave and master gardener James F. Brown, revealing Dutchess county life before the Civil War.
02-26-2014
Mark Danner writes about former vice president Dick Cheney, examining the politician's long influence in Washington and his controversial policies during the War on Terror.
02-25-2014
The killing of 20-year-old student Nido Taniam in New Delhi has sparked protest and a national debate about racism against Indians from the country's northeast region.
02-24-2014
Gov. Cuomo took a bold step on prison education last week when he announced new support in 10 state prisons for college degree programs modeled on the Bard Prison Initiative. Education in prison has proven cost effective—dramatically reducing recidivism rates by giving former prisoners the tools they need to find jobs and be successful after their release. (New York Times)
02-24-2014
On Monday, March 10, at Bard College, Raquel Partnoy, Alicia Partnoy and Ruth Irupé Sanabria—three generations of women from a remarkable Argentinian family whose lives were brutally and forever changed by state terrorism during the military rule in Argentina in the late 1970s and early 1980s—will share their art, writing, memories, and commentary on the continuing struggles for justice in Argentina.
02-14-2014
Former slave and master gardener James F. Brown's 1840 trip home from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Exhibition offers a glimpse of what life was like in Dutchess County before the Civil War.
02-11-2014
Bard political studies professor Sanjib Baruah observes that India’s competitive political climate constrains support for internally displaced people.
02-11-2014
The Bard Graduate Center in New York City now offers live-streaming and archival video of their popular seminar series and symposia. Their events explore the decorative arts, design history, and material culture in depth, featuring thought leaders in the field. Click below to find this season's schedule, and to view video of past events.
02-10-2014
Professor Myra Young Armstead takes a look at the Hudson Valley cholera epidemic of 1849 from the perspective of freed slave and master gardener James F. Brown, whose life Armstead chronicles in her book Freedom's Gardener.
02-04-2014
Can the Olympics afford to be apolitical? Ian Buruma considers the event's history of turning a blind eye to injustice in host countries.
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