Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research (BISR) is an independent academic orga­nization founded in 2011. Its mission is to extend liberal arts education and research beyond the borders of the traditional uni­versity, supporting community education needs and opening up new possibilities for scholarship in the 21st century. As part of an ongoing collaboration, BISR offers a new series of courses at the Goethe-Institut every season, including introductions to Hegel, Carl Schmitt, Jürgen Habermas, and Heidegger, as well as Nietzsche's Greeks this spring/summer.

All BISR courses are four-week seminars taught by their collabora­tive, interdisciplinary faculty and capped at 20 students each. Enrollment is through BISR directly.