Center on Modernity in Transition

The Center on Modernity in Transition (COMIT) is a research organization that examines the foundations of modern culture and thought.

[Pivot Press @Pivot_Press]

Pivot Press is live!

We're a new scholarly imprint from the Center on Modernity in Transition. We bring scholars, practitioners, and engaged communities into collaborative inquiry, forging understanding through exchange rather than compilation.

https://t.co/Lmy9bBQjn3

[Pivot Press @Pivot_Press]

Vol 1: Development in Transition: Rethinking Rural Futures. Three chapters available now:

• Mapping competing paradigms for rural transformation
• Michael Corbett on rural education
• Miguel Altieri & Richa Kumar on agroecology and food sovereignty

https://t.co/pbhHKVfQ4t

[Center on Modernity in Transition @COMIT_research]

First release from @Pivot_Press : three open-access chapters from Development in Transition: Rethinking Rural Futures—on rural education, agroecology, and competing paradigms for rural transformation.
All publications freely available. Explore at https://t.co/VfrAt6xdk3

[Center on Modernity in Transition @COMIT_research]

Announcing @Pivot_Press COMIT's publishing imprint.
After years of cultivating a community of research and dialogue, we created Pivot Press to give these insights durable form.

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"History is asking a hard question: how do we honor human oneness without flattening human diversity?" COMIT Co-Director Shahrzad Sabet maps the tension between universalism and identity at the One Planet Summit. @OnePlanetOps

https://t.co/RFU6MhASOQ

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Senior Fellow, @KerilynSchewel's new book, "Moved by Modernity: How Development Shapes Migration in Rural Ethiopia" is now available for pre-order from the Oxford University Press! More details here: https://t.co/bEFA5uE0xV

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Our Senior Fellow, Benjamin Davis' new book is now available in paperback. Links to order: https://t.co/8fZcaKrLmD or https://t.co/chFwq6zgV6

[Edinburgh University Press @EdinburghUP]

✒️ 'A well-researched study of concepts of humanity, as advanced by decolonial thinkers.'

Read a new review by @KirkusReviews of Benjamin P. Davis' recent book, Another Humanity: https://t.co/NOUbOByl7D 📖

Check the review out here 👉 https://t.co/sfs9elpy9m

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Big congrats to our research fellow, Lee Miller, for being named an @AspenInstitute Food Leader Fellow!
https://t.co/PbdX4cYTOT

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Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin Davis on the publication of his new book, Another Humanity: Decolonial Ethics from Du Bois to Arendt

Q&A with Dr. Davis and pre-order here: https://t.co/2ryuCJGXwt

@EdinburghUP

[IPK @nyu_ipk]

This week at the IPK: @niobe_way discussed her new book Rebels with a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves, and Our Culture with @CarolGilligan1 and Shahrzad Sabet. Co-sponsored by @COMIT_research and @PACHNYU.

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This Wednesday, join @niobe_way, @CarolGilligan1, and Shahrzad Sabet at @nyu_ipk for a conversation on "boy" culture and our common humanity. Register for the in-person event here: https://t.co/5vVCNvTtTG

Co-sponsored by @PACHNYU

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COMIT's research Fellow, Dr. Benjamin Davis will discuss his book, Another Humanity: Decolonial Ethics from DuBois to Arendt, with @AFR_PSU tomorrow morning at 9am EDT.

Link to register: https://t.co/nHt6ZvNgmE

[Edinburgh University Press @EdinburghUP]

What do we in the West owe those who grow our food, sew our clothes and produce our electronics?

🎧 EUP author Benjamin P. Davis considers this question and more as he posits an ethics for the present on @NewBooksNetwork

Listen now 👉 https://t.co/TYhW9q9Bu5

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Dive into a fascinating discussion on rural wisdom & new agrarian philosophy with Brooks Lamb & Grace Olmstead, exploring how rural communities can guide us toward a more sustainable future.

Watch the full conversation: https://t.co/JgNJtJBwC4

Co-hosted by @COMIT_research @DukeDCID @DukeWFPC

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Join us for an enlightening discussion on "Importing the Right to Food" featuring Smita Narula & Joshua Lohnes. Part of our Rural Transformations series, this talk explores food systems, rights-based approaches & global movements. #RightToFood #FoodJustice #RuralDevelopment

Watch now: https://t.co/4Ocgxa2xR2

@DukeWFPC
@DukeDCID
@COMIT_research

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Join us today, Thursday, July 11th, 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET for a conversation with Jessica Shoemaker, Ann Eisenberg, and Jed Purdy on "Imagining New Property Relations".

@DukeWFPC
@DukeDCID
@COMIT_research

Register: https://t.co/z8jAtuRJOn

[Center on Modernity in Transition @COMIT_research]

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, July 11th, 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET for a conversation with Jessica Shoemaker, Ann Eisenberg, and Jed Purdy on "Imagining New Property Relations".

@DukeWFPC
@DukeDCID
@COMIT_research

Register: https://t.co/z8jAtuRbYP