“Currency and Empire: Monetary Policy, Race, and Power” is supported by a Sawyer Seminar grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The seminar brings together an interdisciplinary team of faculty, graduate students, and guests to study the deep interplay among monetary policy, historical and contemporary dynamics of imperialism.
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SEPT 10
KEYNOTE | Utsa Patnaik: Imperialism, Gold Standard and the Colonized
Sept 17
WORLD HEGEMONY AND MONETARY ORDERS
Toby Greene and Bill Maurer
Oct 1
COLONIAL GENEALOGIES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
Manu Goswami and Rebecca Spang
Oct 15
CURRENCIES OF RACIALIZATION
Mai Ngai and Ben Cohen
Oct 29
TECHNOPOLITICS OF MONETARY MANAGEMENT
Kris Lane and Mara Caden
Nov 12
CENTRAL BANKERS, FINANCE MINISTERS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
FuDr. Nelson Barbosa, Dr. Jomo KS, and Dr. David Ndii