New York University Institute for Public Knowledge (not EFF) will host this event. EFF's Matthew Guariglia will be speaking.
Join IPK for a panel discussion, From Empire to NYPD: Immigration, Colonial Policing, and the Making of Law Enforcement, on Wednesday, April 2 (5:30-7:00 PM). The origins of policing in New York are deeply connected to empire and immigration enforcement. This panel will trace how colonial policing tactics—used to control populations abroad—were brought home, shaping local policing practices and immigration control from the 19th century to the present. Featuring voices from the podcast Empire City, this discussion will examine the concept of “crimmigration” and the long history of policing as a tool for managing racialized immigrant communities. Co-sponsored by NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge Race and Public Space Working Group and the Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism Podcasting and Audio Reportage concentration.
When:
Wednesday, April 2
5:30 APM - 7:00 PM ET
Where:
20 Cooper Square, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10003
Cost:
None
Event Requirements:
Registration is required.
About the Speaker:
Matthew Guariglia is a senior policy analyst working on issues of surveillance and policing at the local, state, and federal level. He received a PhD in history at the University of Connecticut where his research focused on the intersection of race, immigration, U.S. imperialism, and policing in New York City. He is the author of Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York (Duke University Press, 2023) and the co-editor of The Essential Kerner Commission Report (Liveright, 2021). His bylines have appeared in NBC News, Time Magazine, the Washington Post, Slate, Motherboard, and the Freedom of Information-centered outlet Muckrock. Matthew also serves as a visiting scholar in the Department of History at Emory University and is on the advisory board for the peer-reviewed journal Surveillance & Society.
About New York University Institute for Public Knowledge:
The Institute for Public Knowledge (IPK) has a core administrative unit comprised of Director Eric Klinenberg, Associate Director Michael Koncewicz, and Program Administrator Mylene Oyarzabal.
The Institute selects and develops topics for consideration and discussion in an effort to bring together academics, social researchers, and organizational leaders around issues of public concern. To further these investigations, the Institute forms working groups, which include organizational representatives, graduate students, faculty, and IPK Visiting Scholars from various organizations and academic institutions who share an interest in IPK’s topics and concerns.
This event is organized not by EFF, but by New York University Institute for Public Knowledge.
