The Social Theory Workshop is pleased to announce its autumn quarter schedule:
October 11
William Sewell, The Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Departments of Political Science and History, The University of Chicago
“Connecting Capitalism to the French Revolution: The Parisian Promenade and the Origins of Civic Equality in Eighteenth-Century France.”
October 18
Eric Triantafillou, PhD Student, Anthropology, The University of Chicago
“’We Rule You’: The Visual Epistemology of Capitalism as a Pyramid”
October 23
Leo Panitch, Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy, York University and Sam Gindin, Visiting Chair in Social Justice, York University
“The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire,” Graduate Student Workshop with the Authors
(A Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT) Event) This lunch-time workshop will run from 12:30-2:30. Registration required. RSVP to sakent@uchicago.edu.November 15
Greg Malandrucco, PhD Candidate, History, The University of Chicago
“Policing the 1942 World’s Fair in Rome: Fascist Image Management and Cultural Diplomacy”
November 29
Philip Sugg, PhD Student, Social Thought, The University of Chicago
“Secularization’s Challenge of Method: An Appraisal of Several Recent Historical Theories of ‘The Secular'”
All meetings take place 6pm-8pm in Wilder House, 5811 S. Kenwood Ave., unless noted otherwise.
Papers are distributed in advance via the Social Theory Workshop list serv. To join the list serv or request further information about the workshop, contact Stacie Kent, sakent@uchicago.edu