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LDP Spring 2013 Dialogues

This semester we will:

  • Analyze the 2013 Italian Elections and the Papal Conclave!
  • Take a look at some of the most pivotal U.S. elections since 1960 with Robert Shrum
  • Examine how city governments use investment in sports and culture to spur economic development 
  • Reflect on the crisis of democratic representation
  • Investigate the relationship between social media and political participation

LPD has a volunteer and work-study program that integrates students into our organizational team. LPD students get the opportunity to exchange views with European peers, help with the research and development of dialogues, operations and communications activities, graphic design, photography, and writing. Visit Work with LPD for more information.

We encourage student submissions of blog posts, photography and art work for our website on a rolling basis. Send submissions to lapietra.dialogues@nyu.edu.

 
Student News
 
LPD students organize a conference on the Papal Elections  

This semester NYU Florence students organized a conference on the Papal Elections - learning how to put an event together from beginning to end and having a lot of fun in the process. Check out more about the event on the event webpage and on our blog

 
Haley Kim posts first blog on the upcoming Papal Elections conference  

Check out Haley Kim´s first blog post on the papal elections: the Church hierarchy for beginners!

 
Chloe Coffman blogs about a Conversation with Jim Messina  

NYU Florence student Chloe Coffman blogs about the special student Q&A with Obama campaign manager and former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Jim Messina, read Chloe´s post here.

 
US Politics coverage now on-line!  

Check out the articles written by our student journalism team - their report from inside the event here and profile pieces here.

 
´A Look at the U.S. Elections´ by Carmen Germaine published in The Florentine  

Read Carmen´s article at The Florentine.

 
Amanda Estevez report on the US Post Elections conference published this morning in Stamp Toscana!  

Read her article Examinging Polls. Engaging Voters, Enlightening Republicans.

 
Sahel Sra publishes an article on Eco Acupuncture in Washington Square News  

Congratulations to Sahel on the publication of her article ´Florence embraces historical prestige, offers modernity´ in the Washington Square News. Sahel was part of the Documenting Eco Acupuncture: Urban Interventions team. You can read the article here.

 
Sam Leff´s essay Inside the Xenophobia: Creative Urban Responses Dialogue is featured on our webpage  

LPD student Sam Leff has written an interesting account of the questions raised for him during the Xenophobia: Creative Urban Responses Dialogue. Check it out here!

 
Matt Schneider answers the question: Is Guy Fawkes a legitimate symbol of contemporary protest movements?  

Matt Schneider has carried out research this semester on the use of the Guy Fawkes mask by protesters around the world. Who was Guy Fawkes? And what does he represent? Is he a legitimate symbol of the protests? Matt found out more about the historic figure and analyzed how his image has been transformed and used in the contemporary context. Check out his conclusions here.

 
Tara Tosten Writes Blog Post on the Recycled Clothing Workshop  

Check out Tara´s blog on the recycled clothing workshop here.

 
 
 
 
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Meeting Jim Messina
By Chloe Coffman, NYU Florence student Last night NYU Florence
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