The destiny of social movements is to change the structure of human relations — so be careful what you ask for! This class aims to look at the cultural roots of the current university crisis, and in that light, to explore the role that experiments like The Public School could play in re-imagining education. The class will be discussion based and can be expanded/completed/reoriented by other inputs. It will take place September 4-5.

That world capitalism is in a profound crisis is no secret, especially in hard-hit areas such as California. But a radical response requires an understanding of the deep, “epochal” causes of the crisis, beyond now-mainstream banter about financialization or sub-prime or Wall Street bailouts and bonuses. What has happened since 2008 is merely an acceleration of the “slow motion” crisis that has been with us in reality since the late 1960′s/early 1970′s. The crisis is global, and the response to it must ultimately be global.

A conversation about getting fired, losing a job, and the implications and hidden potentialities of unemployment moderated by Michael Wilson as part of an installation and event series by Liz Glynn.