The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research is an interdisciplinary teaching and research institute located in Brooklyn, NY. They offer critical and community-based education in the humanities and social sciences, integrating rigorous scholarly study with the everyday lives of working adults. With a focus on re-imagining scholarship for the 21st century, they collaborate with local businesses and cultural organizations to provide accessible and engaging courses and programs.
The institute offers a wide range of courses and programs, covering topics such as philosophy, art, video game studies, and architecture. They aim to bridge the gap between Enlightenment thought and post-Kantian systems, explore the depiction of war in ancient art, analyze the role of video games in society, and examine the relationship between architecture and communal life. Through their innovative approach to education, the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research strives to make scholarly study relevant and meaningful to the modern world.
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