Jan 10 Spencer Leonard

Posted on January 5, 2011 by sakent

The first winter meeting of the Social Theory Workshop will take place Monday, January 10 at 8pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood Ave).

We will be discussing a paper by Spencer Leonard, Collegiate Assistant Professor in the College at the University of Chicago, entitled, “Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Bourgeois Revolutionary Consciousness.”

All are welcome.

A copy of the paper has already been sent to members of the list serv. Others planning to attend the session can request a copy of the paper from Stacie Hanneman (sakent@uchicago.edu)

Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance, please call Stacie Hanneman in advance at 773-330-1130.

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Winter 2011 Schedule

Posted on December 29, 2010 by sakent

Welcome back! The winter schedule for the Social Theory Workshop is as follows:

Jan 10 Spencer Leonard, Collegiate Assistant Professor in the College at the University of Chicago, “Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Bourgeois Revolutionary Consciousness.”

Jan 24 Robin Bates, History, “An Empire within an Empire: Écouen and the Cultural Logic of Napoleonic France, 1804-1815”

Feb 7  Parker Everett, History,  Introduction  from his dissertation entitled “The Incorporation of Greater Berlin, 1900 – 1933: The Theory and Practice of Urban Planning Within a Society in Crisis.”

Feb 28 Greg Gabrellas, MAPSS, “Reconstructing Social-Construction”

Mar 7 Andrew Sartori, New York University

As always, workshops will take place at 8pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood Ave). Papers will be distributed one week in advance.

Questions or special needs should be directed to Stacie Hanneman at sakent@uchicago.edu.

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Nov. 22 Istvan Adorjan “The Fetish of Finance”

Posted on November 22, 2010 by sakent

The Social Theory Workshop is pleased to announce its next meeting will take place Monday, November 22 at 8:00 pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood Ave). We will be discussing a paper by sociology graduate student Istvan Adorjan, entitled “The Fetish of Finance: Meta-Theoretical Reflections on the Relevance of Marx’s Epistemology to Understandings of the 2008 Crisis.”

This will be our last meeting of the fall quarter.

For a copy of the paper email Stacie at sakent@uchicago.edu

We look forward to seeing you there.

Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance, please call Stacie Hanneman in advance at 773-330-1130.

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Nov. 15 Tal Yifat

Posted on November 9, 2010 by sakent

The Social Theory Workshop is pleased to announce its next meeting will take place Monday, November 15 at 8:15 pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood Ave). We will be discussing a paper by sociology graduate student Tal Yifat, entitled “From Self-Denial to Self-Expression: Discipline and Autonomy in American Upper Middle Class Childrearing, 1869-1915.”

Please note we will be starting fifteen minutes later than usual.

A copy of the paper has been sent to members of the listserv. Others desiring a copy of the paper should email Stacie Hanneman at sakent@uchicago.edu

We look forward to seeing you there.

Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance, please call Stacie Hanneman in advance at 773-330-1130.

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Zeb Dingley Nov. 8

Posted on November 1, 2010 by sakent

The Social Theory Workshop is pleased to announce its next meeting will take place Monday, November 8 at 8pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood Ave). We will be discussing a paper by anthropology graduate student Zeb Dingley, entitled “The Structure and Sentiment of Kenyan Political Violence, 1992-2008.”

A copy of the paper has been sent to members of the listserv. Others desiring a copy of the paper should email Stacie Hanneman at sakent@uchicago.edu

We look forward to seeing you there.

Stacie

Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance, please call Stacie Hanneman in advance at 773-330-1130.

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Upcoming 3CT Conference

Posted on October 19, 2010 by sakent

SAVE THE DATE

Dec 3-5, 2010

The Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT) invites you to join us for the inaugural conference of its new Economy and Society Series:

The Global Crisis: Rethinking Economy and Society

The ongoing global economic crisis poses a serious challenge to our understanding of large-scale social processes and, hence, of our own historical circumstances.  Global capitalist society appears to be entering a new phase, yet the social sciences seem ill-equipped to elucidate the systemic dynamics of this transformation. This conference brings together key economists, sociologists, political scientists and historians to discuss the social and economic transformations characterizing the contemporary world as well as the implications of these transformations for the study of economic life.

Confirmed Participants Include:

  • David Harvey
  • Duncan Foley
  • Beverly Silver
  • Immanuel Wallerstein
  • Vivek Chibber
  • Ho-fung Hung
  • Claudio Lomnitz
  • Achille Mbembe
  • Neil Brenner
  • Jamie Peck
  • Nik Theodore
  • Peter Evans
  • Saskia Sassen
  • Michael Hardt
  • Richard Sennett
  • Kaushik Sunder Rajan
  • James Galbraith
  • Benjamin Lee
  • Edward LiPuma
  • Greta Krippner


Location: Swift Hall (3rd Floor Lecture Room)

This event has been co-sponsored by: the Franke Institute of the Humanities, the Norman Wait Harris Fund, the History Department, the Anthropology Department, the Nicholson Center for British Studies, and the Social Sciences Division

For further information, please contact Anwen Tormey 773.702.0230 or amtormey@uchicago.edu



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Social Theory Workshop Schedule Fall 2010

Posted on October 6, 2010 by sakent

The Social Theory Workshop Fall 2010 schedule is as follows:

Oct. 4 David Bholat, “Analytical Anthropology and the Violence of the Concrete: On Doing Ethnography of Finance”

Oct. 18 Joachim Haeberlen, “Frustrating Politics: Political Practices in Leipzig’s Working-Class Movement”

Nov. 8 Zeb Dingley “The Structure and Sentiment of Kenyan Political Violence, 1992-2008.”

Nov. 15 Tal Yifat, “From Self Denial to Self Expression: Discipline and Autonomy in Upper-Middle Class Child Rearing, 1869-1915”

Nov. 22 Istvan Adorjan, “Fetish of Finance”

Paper titles forthcoming.

All meetings will take place at 8pm  in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood Ave)

Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance, please call Stacie Hanneman in advance at 773-330-1130.

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Jake Werner

Posted on May 25, 2010 by campus

The Social Theory Workshop will hold its final meeting of the 2009-2010 academic year on Monday evening May 31st when Jake Werner will present “A preliminary attempt to theorize Fordism with Chinese characteristics.”  All are welcome.

The meeting will be held in Wilder House (5811 South Kenwood Avenue) at 6:00 pm.  Please note the earlier meeting time.

Members of the workshop’s email list will receive the paper automatically as a file attachment, once it becomes available.  Others who would like a copy of the paper should contact Robin Bates (rdbates@uchicago.edu).

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Robert Stern rescheduled

Posted on May 16, 2010 by campus

Robert Stern’s presentation, “The Sources and Structures of Law: Analogical Reasoning and the Province of Positivist Jurisprudence Re-determined” has been postponed by one week from the previously announced date of May 17th to a new date of Monday May 24th.  The time and location remain the same: Wilder House (5811 S Kenwood Ave) at 8:00 pm.

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Robert Stern

Posted on May 10, 2010 by campus

Monday evening May 17th 2010 the Social Theory Workshop will welcome Robert Stern, to present his paper “The Sources and Structures of Law: Analogical Reasoning and the Province of Positivist Jurisprudence Re-determined.”   The meeting will be held at 8:00 pm in Wilder House (5811 S Kenwood Ave).  All are welcome.

The paper will be sent to members of the workshop listserve later this week.  Others who would like a copy of the paper should contact Robin Bates (rdbates@uchicago.edu).

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