Money, Markets and Monarchies in the Middle East 6-8pm, 7th March RHB 142, Goldsmiths Join us for a for a conversation between Adam Hanieh and Jeffery R. Webber on Hanieh’s new book Money, Markets, and Monarchies: The Political Economy of the Middle East. Framed by a critical analysis of global capitalism, this book examines how the six states of the
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Measure: A Continuation of the Dialectic of Hegel’s Science of Logic, London – 22 February
Measure: A Continuation of the Dialectic of Hegel’s Science of Logic Workshop Seminar 22 February 2019 11:00am-5:00pm Penrhyn Road, Kingston University Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE Room JG 2001 Continuing with our chapter-by-chapter workshop seminar series on Hegel’s Science of Logic, we will proceed with the section on Quantity into the subsequent section on Measure. (pp.
China and the Cultural Revolution – SOAS, 28 February
CHINA AND THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION Steve Smith, University of Oxford. Hosted by Haymarket Books and Social Histories of Revolution: the Long 1960s. 28 February, 18:30 Khalili Lecture Theatre SOAS, Torrington Square WC1H 0XG London Register FOR FREE here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/china-and-the-cultural-revolution-tickets-55959622738 The Cultural Revolution in the People’s Republic of China between 1966 and 1976 had a traumatic impact on
Money, Markets, and Monarchies: The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Political Economy of the Contemporary Middle East, SOAS – 19 February
Book Launch – Money, Markets, and Monarchies: The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Political Economy of the Contemporary Middle East Speakers: Adam Hanieh (SOAS), Laleh Khalili (SOAS), and Sara Salem (LSE) Tuesday 19th February, 5:45pm-7pm Khalili Lecture Theatre, Main Building, Russell Square In Money, Markets, and Monarchies (Cambridge University Press, 2018), Adam Hanieh examines how
Almost There: An undisciplined history of the sociology of Operaismo – Birmingham, 20 February
Almost There: An undisciplined history of the sociology of Operaismo Wednesday 20 February Gerardo Costabile Nicoletta University of Birmingham, Muirhead 113, 4.30-6pm Gerardo Costabile Nicoletta (University of Naples Federico II) Wednesday 20 February 4.30pm University of Birmingham (Muirhead 122) Operaismo and post-operaismo represent a complex galaxy of analyses, conceptual tools and methodological tenets rooted in specific and singular historical contingencies,
Capitalism: Concept, Idea, Image – Aspects of Marx’s Capital Today, London – 21 February
Aspects of Capitalism Today Book Launch for Capitalism: Concept, Idea, Image – Aspects of Marx’s Capital Today Thursday 21 February 6:30 pm The Theatre The Institute of Contemporary Arts The Mall, St. James’s, London SW1Y 5AH Booking a reservation is necessary for entry. Please make your reservation here. In collaboration with the Centre for Research in Modern
From Lula to Bolsonaro: Debating the rise of the far right in Brazil – London, 6 February
Virginia Fontes (Universidade Federal Fluminense) and Alfredo Saad-Filho (SOAS) From Lula to Bolsonaro: Debating the rise of the far right in Brazil Wednesday 6 February 2019 6pm King’s College London BH (S) 2.03 South Wing, Bush House, Strand Campus 30 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4BG Jair Bolsonaro’s election as Brazilian president showed the rise of the
Fictitious Capital in the 21st Century – SOAS, 5 February
Cédric Durand (University of Paris 13 and EHESS, France) Fictitious Capital in the 21st Century Tuesday, 5 February, 5-7PM Room: Djam Lecture Theatre (DLT), SOAS Main Building Ten years after the great financial crisis we are still living under financial hegemony. The social and political wounds of the crash are far from being repaired. However,
Indigenous People and Land Rights in Peru – London, 26 February
Socialist Resistance present: HUGO BLANCO: indigenous people and land rights in Peru MEETING- Tuesday 26 February, 7.30pm – Community Centre, 62 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AB Speakers: Hugo Blanco with Jeff Webber, author of books on indigenous struggles and the left in Latin America and Terry Conway, Resistance Books This meeting will be a unique opportunity to discuss contemporary revolutionary
Alternative Organisational Forms and Sustainability – London, 25 January
Alternative Organisational Forms and Sustainability This panel brings together some of the cutting edge research on the link between sustainability and alternative forms of capitalist organisations drawing on cases from Greece, South Africa and Scotland. Location: Middlesex University, Committee Room 3, Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BG. Nearest tube: Hendon Central (Northern Line)
Centre on Labour and Global Production, Queen Mary University of London
Centre on Labour and Global Production, Queen Mary University of Londonhttp://www.busman.qmul.ac.uk/research/research-centres/clgp/ CALENDAR OF EVENTS JANUARY TO JUNE 2019 * * * All events take place in The City Centre Seminar Room, Second Floor, Bancroft Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS * * * Thurs 4-6pm, 14 February Hannah Schling,
Gender and Contemporary Capitalism Seminar, Birmingham – 29 January
Sue Himmelweit (Open University and the Women’s Budget Group) Adrienne Roberts (University of Manchester) Tuesday 29 January, 4.30pm University of Birmingham (Muirhead 715) This seminar brings together two leading scholars in feminist historical materialism and feminist economics, providing an opportunity to consider the way in which a focus on gender can inform our understanding of
