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"Wildman" Steve Brill See all classes by this school @ Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Find the edible treasures hiding in plain sight at Prospect Park as you learn to identify and gather edible and medicinal plants, mushrooms, and berries. This guided foraging walk is led by an expert and offers a fresh way to explore the park while building your knowledge of wild foods.
Nov 8th
11am–2pm ET
Nov 15th
11am–2pm ET
Nov 22nd
11am–2pm ET
Dec 5th
11am–2pm ET
Dec 13th
11am–2pm ET
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Remedies Herb Shop See all classes by this school @ 453 Court St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the fundamentals of herbal medicine in a hands-on workshop designed for beginners. Explore the properties of a variety of medicinal plants while learning practical techniques for creating your own herbal preparation to take home. Gain foundational knowledge and confidence to continue exploring the world of plant-based wellness.
"Wildman" Steve Brill See all classes by this school @ Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Taste the wild side of Prospect Park as you forage for peppery hedge mustard, corn-tasting chickweed, and spinach-like lamb quarters. A one-of-a-kind culinary outing right in the middle of Brooklyn's leafy green oasis.
Nov 8th
11am–2pm ET
Nov 15th
11am–2pm ET
Nov 22nd
11am–2pm ET
Dec 5th
11am–2pm ET
Dec 13th
11am–2pm ET
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Fit4Dance See all classes by this school @ 21 Snyder Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the gentle, restorative practice of Yin Yoga with Low and Slow Yoga at Fit4Dance. Long, passive poses release deep tension in the connective tissues while improving flexibility and cultivating a calm, focused mind. This class emphasizes lower body release while supporting overall physical and mental well-being.
Nov 8th
1:15–2:15pm ET
Nov 15th
1:15–2:15pm ET
Nov 22nd
1:15–2:15pm ET
Dec 6th
1:15–2:15pm ET
Dec 13th
1:15–2:15pm ET
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Premier Protection Institute See all classes by this school @ 35-01 36th Ave, New York, NY
This bundle combines Adult and Infant CPR & AED training with the 8-Hour Pre-Assignment and 16-Hour On-the-Job Training courses required for New York State security guards. Participants develop lifesaving and essential security skills while completing multiple training requirements in one convenient package.
Nov 4th
4–8pm ET
Nov 5th
4–8pm ET
Nov 6th
4–8pm ET
Nov 7th
4–8pm ET
Nov 8th
4–8pm ET
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The world is not usually imagined for the benefit of women. What can feminist science fiction tell us about these oppressive arrangements and how the world might be otherwise? What makes a work of science fiction feminist? From utopia to dystopia, satire to space opera, in what ways does science fiction hold up a mirror to difficult realties? This course offers a selective introduction to critical themes in twentieth and twenty-first century feminist science fiction: utopia, dystopia, and heterotopia, experimental social forms, gender, race, sex and the body, postcolonial imaginaries, speculative ecologies, imaginative failure and imaginative expansion.
Pairing long- and short-form fiction with philosophical and theoretical supplements, we will ask the following questions: When is science fiction feminist? When is feminism a form of science fiction? How should we understand science fiction as a genre or a literary form? What are the attractions of science fiction for feminist projects, whether political, ethical or aesthetic, descriptive or prescriptive? And what are the capabilities and limits of science fiction when it comes to imagining the world differently? What do the tropes, gestures, and inventions of feminist science fiction have to tell us about history and about our own relationship to the present moment?
Primary texts are likely to draw from the work of Octavia Butler, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, N.K. Jemisin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Karen Lord, Kuzhali Manickavel, James Tiptree Jr., Sofia Samatar, and Lidia Yuknavitch. Critical complements will include Samuel R. Delany, Shulamith Firestone, Donna Haraway, Fredric Jameson, Marge Piercy, and Joanna Russ.
There *is* no physical Brooklyn Institute. We hold our classes all over (thus far) Brooklyn and Manhattan, in alternative spaces ranging from the back rooms of bars to bookstores to spaces in cultural centers, including the Center for Jewish History, the Goethe-Institut, and the Barnard Center for Research on Women. We can (and do) turn any space into a classroom. You will be notified of the exact location when you register for a class.
Instructors will contact students approximately one week prior to the first class with reading assignments and details about the course location.
In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.
The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, established in 2011, offers liberal arts education and research opportunities to local communities while supporting young scholars. With a mission to engage various intellectual traditions, the institute aims to provide accessible education and foster active, engaged citizens.
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