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New York Institute Of The Humanities
The New York Institute for the Humanities (NYIH) is an academic organization founded by Richard Sennett in 1976 to promote the exchange of ideas between academics, writers, and the general public. The NYIH regularly holds seminars open to the public, as well as meetings for its approximately 25Fellows Previously affiliated with the New York University, in 2021, the institute announced its partnership with the New York Public Library. About At its founding, the New York Institute for the Humanities was at the forefront of exploring how scholars and writers could come together around issues of common and broad interest. Since that time, the institute has expanded on the original inspiration of its celebrated founders, which included Susan Sontag and Joseph Brodsky, to dedicate itself to examining the status and role of the humanities in the public sphere. The institute comprises nearly 250 distinguished scholars and writers—journalists of ideas, critics, novelists, biographers, me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sennett
Richard Sennett (born 1 January 1943) is the Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and former University Professor of the Humanities at New York University. He is currently a Senior Fellow of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University. Sennett has studied social ties in cities, and the effects of urban living on individuals in the modern world. He has been a Fellow of The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the Royal Society of Literature. He is the founding director of the New York Institute for the Humanities. Early life and education Sennett grew up in the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago,Melissa Benn"Inner-city scholar"in ''The Guardian'', 3 February 2001 to a Jewish family of Russian emigres. As a child he trained in music, studying the cello and conducting, working with Claus Adam of the Juilliard String Quartet and the conductor Pierre Monteux. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |