Sociology
Michael Harrington (1981-1982)
Feb 09, 1982
“The Necessity of Solidarity” Michael Harrington was a prolific socialist writer and at the time of his talk was a political scientist at Queen’s College (NYC). He was also a founding member of Democratic Socialists of America. Harrington served as the first editor of New [...]
William Irwin Thompson (1976-1977)
Oct 26, 1976
“The Meta-Industrial Village: A Strategy for Survival and Cultural Evolution” William Irwin Thompson was an American social philosopher, cultural critic, and poet. He was professor of humanities at MIT and later at York University. He was the author of books including At [...]
C. Eric Lincoln (1968-1969)
Jan 24, 1969
“The New Blacks in Search of a Self” C. Eric Lincoln was a professor of sociology and religion at the Union Theological Seminary in NYC. He authored the influential Black Muslims in America and was one of the first scholars to study African-American Islam. He taught at a [...]
M. M. Tumin (1967-1968)
Dec 01, 1967
“Reconstruction in Higher Education” M.M Tumin was a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Princeton University whose work examined race relations. He studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University. In the early 1940s, Tumin comp
Daniel Bell (1964-1965)
Jan 19, 1965
“The History of the Idea of the Future” Dr. Daniel Bell was professor of sociology at Columbia University. He was also the labour editor of Fortune Magazine. After completing graduate school at the City College of New York and Columbia, he worked at the weekly The New [...]