The New School for Social Research Launches Three New Graduate Minors in Global Mental Health, Anthropology and Design, and Critical Perspectives on Democratic Anti-Colonialism |
The Global Mental Health graduate minor explores some of the most pressing issues contributing to the ever-increasing number of people living with mental health disorders worldwide. Drawing from a variety of disciplines and methodologies, the minor prepares students with a foundation from which to critically examine mental health treatment gaps and disparities in care, and provides them with foundational knowledge relevant to the pursuit of careers and further study in fields such as clinical psychology, human rights, international policy, and public health. Open to all New School graduate students, the minor is organized by Adam Brown, Associate Professor of Psychology and Vice Provost for Research. Blending social science with design, the Anthropology and Design minor prepares students to think more critically and creatively about anthropology and ethnography, the designed world, and their own research. Students have the opportunity to study design and technology through an established discipline that prioritizes reflective methodology, ethical frameworks of analysis, and awareness of the political stakes of both research and creative practice. Open to all New School graduate students, the minor is organized by Shannon Mattern, Professor of Anthropology. Students studying Critical Perspectives on Democratic Anti-Colonialism will explore the theoretical foundations and political manifestations of radical democratic and anticolonial traditions. Focusing on the history and current struggles of peripheral peoples around the globe, the minor examines the changing meanings and practices of dissent, resistance, and self-rule that have emerged in the modern world. Students gain a sophisticated understanding of alternative approaches for the study of power relations, regimes of knowledge, and the social movements that develop in response to them. Open only to New School for Social Research graduate students, this minor is organized by Carlos Forment, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Andreas Kalyvas, Associate Professor of Politics. “These new graduate minors will enhance the experience of graduate students at The New School by giving them access to focused knowledge outside the boundaries of the standard learning pathways,” said Will Milberg, Dean of The New School for Social Research. “The minors also allow them to engage more deeply with faculty and students from different disciplines who share their intellectual interests. This represents an important innovation in our graduate curriculum, and I look forward to seeing how students take advantage of this opportunity.” |
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