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To apply to the Intercentric Art & Curatorial Practice Program, Please complete The New Centre's Application Form.

The New Centre's Sociopolitical Thought Program is devoted to exploring the pressing political and economic issues of our time, including the climate crisis, global health crises, the social impact of technology and AI, and the role of global capitalism and financial systems. The economic discontent generated by the changes of the last several decades, as well as the increasing importance of the Global South have created new horizons for the field of sociopolitical research. Addressing these requires a future-oriented approach that bridges the gap between abstract thought and concrete action and takes seriously the possibility that the peripheral ideas of today may be the hegemonic ones of tomorrow. Particularly important to these investigations is the concept of "social formation" or the idea that society is not a unitary whole but consists of a constellation of multiple entities and contradictions, subtended by the economy.

Students in the Sociopolitical Thought Program will attend Seminars that approach contemporary sociopolitical questions in a manner unmoored from the restrictions of institutional academia. In addition, they will learn about the history of politics and how it can address our present conjuncture. Above all, students are encouraged to develop their own perspectives on the impasses of our present-day politics, learning how to map a fractious political landscape and using reason to hold reality to account.

To apply, complete The New Centre's Application Form