The History and Theory of Capitalism Workshop is pleased to announce its schedule for Spring 2021.
Unless otherwise noted, the workshop will meet on alternate Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:00 PM (Central Time) over Zoom. Links will be circulated with each paper in advance.
Workshop papers will be circulated through our listserv and should be read in advance. You may subscribe to our listserv by following this link: https://lists.uchicago.edu/web/info/historicalcapitalisms-socialtheory
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SPRING 2021 SCHEDULE
APRIL 21
Lucas Pinheiro | Teaching Fellow in the Social Sciences, University of Chicago
“The Postindustrial Paradigm: Foretold Futures of the Factory in Midcentury Social Science”
MAY 5
Charles Fawell | PhD Candidate in History, University of Chicago
“Working the China Line: Labor Militancy and Repression along the Maritime Highways of the French Empire (1880–1918)”
MAY 28
Maxine Berg | Professor of History, University of Warwick
& Pat Hudson | Professor Emeritus of History, Cardiff University
Selections from Slavery, Capitalism, and the Industrial Revolution
Note special time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM (CT)
JUNE 2
Alexia Yates | Senior Lecturer in Modern History, University of Manchester
“The ‘Ordinary’ Investor and the Domestic Life of Finance”
Note special time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM (CT)
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