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Games and Warfare

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

In this class we will explore both sides of this dialectic. How—from the grid of the Go board to the coordinate plane of the strategy role-playing game—is war as a means to control territory and resources played through games? In what ways, from mathematical game theory to the shifting battlefields of the 21st century, is strategic thinking grounded in the logical processes of games? And how are these processes translated into material terms...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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Kant’s Critical Philosophy

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

Kant’s “Critical philosophy,” which begins with the appearance of the Critique of Pure Reason in 1781, is an attempt to understand no less than the scope and limits of human reason, science, and morality.  He wrote that the purpose of philosophy is to answer the following fundamental questions: “What can we know? What should we do? What can we hope for?”  In other words: can we really know what reality is like, independent...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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Carl Schmitt: Political Theology

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

In recent decades, there has been a surprising resurgence of interest in the work of the Nazi jurist and political theorist Carl Schmitt. From neoconservative doctrines of the “unitary executive” to many strands of non-Marxist leftist thought, Schmitt’s ideas have found new purchase in our contemporary political landscape. Schmitt was a towering figure in the Weimar period. Next to Martin Heidegger, he stands as perhaps the most important and...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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Music, Revolution, Romantic Culture: Intro to Beethoven

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

Music, Revolution, and Romantic Culture: an Introduction to Beethoven Few composers have been more discussed, analyzed, or mythologized than Beethoven. For two centuries the power and inventiveness of his music have not only kept it at the center of the canon, but have shaped our ideas about the nature and potentialities of music itself, inspiring and provoking artists, philosophers, and political parties alike. Musical factions from the classicist...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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Things Greek & Gilded

Society of Scribes

We will be learning to gild using traditional and modern techniques on various surfaces. Though we will touch on raised gilding, our main focus will be flat gilding --learning how to tool the gold to create beautiful patterns in relief and experimenting with different techniques that can be used in traditional and contemporary work. Every participant will create a gold ‘palette’ or chart for future reference using a wide variety...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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Divine Flourishes

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

Victorian pointed pen flourishing, also called “off-hand flourishing,” is the shining star of 19th century pen work. In this workshop, students will learn basic strokes and simple flourishing techniques, and then combine them into delicate vines, leaves, berries, wheat sheaves, feathers, wreaths, and floral bouquets. Known for its repertoire of graceful curves and gentle ovals, this visually beautiful art form is both rewarding and...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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$100
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Textura: It’s Not All Old English

Society of Scribes

This course is an introduction to Textura, the northern European form of blackletter, that is mistakenly known as Old English. Textura is frequently described as having the appearance of a “picket fence” because, unlike its Rotunda, its southern European counterpart, its minuscules are almost entirely devoid of curved strokes. Its power derives from its effect en masse. Textura is at its most impressive when it is tightly packed with minimal...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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Versatile Versal: Contemporary Decorated Letter Quest

Society of Scribes

Our class is about exploration and the only requirement is an adventurous spirit. Beginning with a series of structured yet experimental exercises, you will create unique, contemporary alphabetic forms grounded in the venerable tradition of decorated letters. Your letters will run the gamut from elegant to edgy, whimsical, bold to fragile. Our work sequence begins with black and white, then moves into color, and includes paper cutting, painting...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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Psychedelic Calligraphy: Written & Cut

Society of Scribes

Since the birth of the particularly free-wheeling art form known as psychedelia was created 50 years ago, let's take this opportunity to celebrate by letting that freedom, color, flowing detail, and exuberance inspire our calligraphy. Inspiration has ALWAYS been a factor in artwork, no matter how classic or traditional the form may have appeared, and We believe that it will enhance the kind of work you do as well, whatever the style. We're not looking...

(11) Beginner 16 and older
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Cancellaresca Corsiva (Church Running Hand)

Society of Scribes

We’ll take an intense, deep journey into this hand, “Cancellaresca Corsiva,” born in the sixteenth century and still flourishing. It is lyrical but legible; elegant though useful, but it is difficult to see truly. Many have looked but few have seen. We’ll cover minuscules, majuscules, spacing, rhythm. You’ll take away an exercise which will change how you see and will show you how to become your own teacher. There will be an abundance...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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Carolingian

Society of Scribes

The Carolingian minuscule (8th to 12th century) is considered to be the first fully developed minuscule (lower case) alphabet with legible, uniform, round, bouncy, branching shapes accompanied by capitals, word spacing, and punctuation. The minuscule was the precursor to other cursive alphabets: Italic, Foundational, Roman book hands, Blackletter, and modern typefaces which evolved in later centuries. Emperor Charlemagne, although...

(11) Beginner 16 and older
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The Next Step: Layout & Design for Begin. Calligraphers

Society of Scribes

You’ve taken Italic or Copperplate — so now what?! How do you use what you’ve learned? A strong design and layout can make even beginning calligraphy look great, so even if you’re just starting out, this class is for you! Basic design principles will be covered as each student works to complete a small project--perhaps a holiday gift or card? Tips for combining different sizes and weights of lettering to create attractive layouts will...

(11) Beginner 16 and older
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Vitalize Your Hands

Society of Scribes

In this workshop, we will look at italic, foundational/carolingian minuscules and italic hands to explore how we can vitalize them using advanced techniques like pen angle manipulation, pressure variation and retouching/building up of the strokes. By making the strokes themselves more dynamic and varied, we can ultimately apply this technique to any writing style. We will also look at so called script typefaces (typefaces based on calligraphy) to...

(11) Intermediate 16 and older
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Fine-Tune Your Italic

Society of Scribes

This workshop will be a fast-paced intensive intermediate class for students who have taken at least a beginning class in Italic; more seasoned scribes can take it as a brush-up. We’ll review letterforms and pay special attention to pen angle, slant, and spacing — consistency, grace, and crisp hairlines are the goal. We’ll work our way down from a #2.5 Mitchell nib (or 1.5 Brause or C-4 Speedball) nib, to a much smaller nib. Please bring a...

(11) Intermediate 16 and older
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Bone: Bookhand with a Twist

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

This contemporary letterform is known as BONE, because of the bone-like shape of the basic pen-manipulated stroke. BONE is a wonderful exercise in pen twisting and designing … (read more...)the spaces within and around the letters. The letters are fun to write and are the perfect casual choice for many creative projects. In this workshop, students will learn the script and explore its variations and expressive applications. Some experience...

(11) Intermediate 16 and older
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$200

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Communing With One and All

Tibet House US

This class teaches the fine art of dissolving and transforming our mind-body process into a spirt-form of pure passion and a cosmic mind of bliss-openness, based on the role-modeling practice of the Time Machine Mother-Father (Kalachakra). Participants will learn how the deep visceral states of well-being unlocked by this art are harnessed to unlearn traumatic habits, disarm reactive instincts, and commune freely and creatively with others and...

All levels 16 and older
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Contemporary Rustics

Society of Scribes

How much have you ever wrestled with the least used of the classic Roman hands? It's so eccentric and the one that's farthest outside the Roman writing system. But its eccentricities offer us the most exciting chance to surprise ourselves and to create something unique when it does get mixed with classic hands and contemporary techniques. We will embrace and mine the traditional approach, but jettison the past for the new when it suits us. New letters...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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Fancy & Fearless: Super Flourished Script Caps

Society of Scribes

This workshop is not for the faint of heart. Ramp up your existing pointed pen style by learning the detailed principles and structure of successfully super-flourished script capital letters, indepth techniques and alternate stroke combinations. First we will observe and study historic examples from English, French and Dutch writing masters, like Bickham, Van den Velde, Milns, Girault, and Ames. With exercises to loosen your hand and challenge your...

(11) Intermediate 16 and older
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Paste Paper Party!

Society of Scribes

Paste paper: paper patterned with a mix of paste and color, is one of the oldest methods of decorating paper, but this venerable tradition has also been referred to as finger-painting for adults! The colored paste can be used alone or in layers. Patterns are created by scraping with objects like combs, sponges, pens, etc – which may also reveal any previous layers of color. It can be used as a ground for your calligraphy, books, cards, wrapping...

(11) Beginner 16 and older
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Spring Qigong Workshop; Renewal & Growth

Tibet House US

Students will learn to practice the Liver tao yin: sending roots from the perineum downward through the legs into the earth; and from the dan tian (elixir field in the navel area), blossoming upward into a fully formed tree.  This practice is done seated, moving your blood/qi (that is controlled by the liver) to activate and nourish your body/mind. We begin with the Taiji qigong. The Taiji qigong set was traditionally a preparatory practice...

All levels 16 and older
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