The History and Theory of Capitalism Workshop is pleased to announce its schedule for Fall 2021.
Workshops will be held on Wednesdays via Zoom, from 4:30 to 6:00 PM
Papers will be circulated in advance through our listserv. You may subscribe to our listserv here.
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OCTOBER 6
Benjamin Fong | Honors Faculty Fellow, Arizona State University
“Introduction,” Drugs in the History of American Capitalism
NOVEMBER 3
Eduardo Terra Romero | PhD Student in History, University of Chicago
“Volcker Shock: The US and the IMF in an Era of Transition.”
**NOVEMBER 17**
Cohosted with Harvard Political Economy and Modern Capitalism, 11am-12:30pm
Kevin O’Rourke | Professor of Economics, New York University at Abu Dhabi
“Coal and Trade in the European Industrial Revolution.”
NOVEMBER 24
Yaniv Ron-El | PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of Chicago
“Can the consumers unite? Exploring collective identities as a mobilizing force for individuals in the American consumer movement, 1965-1980.”
DECEMBER 1
Jonny Bunning | Harper-Schmidt Fellow and a Collegiate Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
“Human Capital Depleted: Hollywood, Taxation, and the Lay Politics of Embodied Earning Power, 1935-1972”
All events, which are free and open to the public. If you require assistance or have any questions, please contact Nic Johnson (npj@uchicago.edu)