Moritz Neugebauer at the History and Theory of Capitalism Workshop

Dear all,

Please join us this Wednesday, November 20th from 4:30 – 6PM at Pick Hall 105 (inside CISSR). We are welcoming Moritz Neugebauer to the History and Theory of Capitalism Workshop. Moritz is a postdoctoral researcher at the Humboldt University Berlin and a postdoctoral visitor at the University of Chicago. His work is at the intersection of history and cultural studies. Moritz will present his article draft “From Cosmic Disorder to Capitalist Slavery: Spectral Bodies and Indeterminate Woe in Post-Reformation England.” You may access the draft here with the password dialectic1529. Patrick Graham (PhD candidate in History, University of Chicago) has kindly agreed to serve as the discussant. As always, light refreshments will be served and we will provide a Zoom link upon request. Please join us for an optional gathering at the Pub after Moritz’s presentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is an illustration from John Ogilby’s The Fables of Aesop (c. 1651 – 1665).

See you Wednesday and please reach out if you have any questions.

Best wishes,

Ada and Xiaoyu

Yuting Chen at the History and Theory of Capitalism Workshop

Dear all,

Next Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm, the History and Theory of Capitalism Workshop and the East Asia Trans-regional Histories Workshop will jointly host Yuting Chen (PhD candidate in Sociology). Yuting will present his paper titled “Historicizing State-led Industrial Upgrading: Social Construction of Expertise and Naval Research-and-Development Process in Early Socialist China, 1949–1965.” The event will take place at the John Hope Franklin Room (SSRB 224). Our discussant will be Xiaoyu Gao (PhD in History).

You may access the paper here with the password industrial1949.

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This poster was created by Zhenhua Cai 蔡振华 to celebrate International Workers’ Day on May 1, 1955. (Preserved in the collection of the Library of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China 中央美术学院图书馆)

After the workshop, we invite you to join us for a casual gathering at The Pub in Ida Noyes Hall—an opportunity to unwind and connect after hard academic work.

Please contact us if you have any questions or need further information.

Stay warm and look forward to seeing you next week!

Best regards,

Xiaoyu and Ada

PROFESSOR JONATHAN LEVY AT THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF CAPITALISM WORKSHOP

Good morning all,

We are delighted to invite you to our third session of the quarter. Professor Jonathan Levy (History, University of Chicago) will present his essay “What Was Capitalism?” on Wednesday, November 6th from 4:30PM to 6PM at the Social Science Tea Room (SSRB 201). (Please note the location change for this session.) Light refreshments will be served.

You may find the paper here (password: France1830). Professor Emeritus William H. Sewell Jr. (History and Political Science, University of Chicago) has kindly agreed to serve as the discussant.

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This is a photograph of historian Fernand Braudel, c. 1984, by Bruno de Monès.

While in-person attendance is encouraged, we will provide a Zoom link upon request. Please contact us for further information.

Best wishes,

Ada and Xiaoyu

Professor Wen Xie at the History and Theory of Capitalism Workshop

Good Morning Dear Friends and Colleagues,

First, thank you to all who joined yesterday! We were happy to have a full house and hope you continue to join us throughout the academic year. Now let us keep the momentum. Please join us for our second session of the quarter! 

We are delighted to welcome Professor Wen Xie from the Sociology Department at Peking University. An alumna of UChicago with a PhD in sociology, Professor Xie will present her draft “The Urban Question as a Temporal Question: Multiscalar Temporalities in the Making of the Chinese ‘Rust Belt'” next Wednesday, October 16th from 4:30PM – 6PM at the John Hope Franklin Room (SSRB 204). (Please note the location change for this session.) 

You may find Prof. Xie’s paper here (password: rustbelt). Professor Marco Garrido (Sociology, University of Chicago) has kindly agreed to serve as the discussant. 

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(This picture is from the Chinese film Piano in a Factory 钢的琴, a 2010 movie which centers on the decline of the steel industry in a northeastern town during the 1990s, capturing the struggles and resilience of its residents amid economic hardship.)

While in-person attendance is strongly encouraged, we will provide a Zoom link upon request. Please contact us for further information.

Have a good rest of your week!

Best wishes,
Ada and Xiaoyu 

Nic Johnson at the History and Theory of Capitalism Workshop

Good morning all,

 

Please join us for our first session of the quarter! We are happy to welcome back Nic Johnson (Teaching Fellow, SSD, UChicago), who will be presenting his paper “Dealing with It All: Limits to the Politics of Liquidity” this Wednesday, October 9th from 4:30PM – 6PM at Pick 105 (inside CISSR). You may find the paper here (password: liquidity1). Atman Mehta, PhD Candidate in History, has kindly agreed to serve as the discussant.

 

While in-person attendance is strongly encouraged, we will provide a Zoom link upon request. Please contact us for further information.

 

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This is “Market Day in Constantinople,” Alberto Pasini, c. 1877.

 

Have a good rest of your week!

 

Best wishes,

 

Ada and Xiaoyu