How Capitalists Think

Thursday, May 11, 4:00 PM to 5:30PM (EDT) A discussion of States and The Masters of Capital by Prof. Quentin Bruneau (NSSR/Politics) and The Capital Order by Prof. Clara Mattei (NSSR/ Economics), with Prof. Jeremy Adelman (Princeton University) and Prof. Julia Ott (NSSR/ Historical Studies). Join us in person, we have limited seats. Externals, please rsvp to get access

Sociology Colloquium: “Race, Class and Capitalism: The Changing Views of W.E.B. Du Bois”

Abstract: How should we think about the relations among race, class and capitalism?  Does racism drive capitalism or capitalism drive racism? Can one end racism under capitalism? Or does one first have to vanquish capitalism?  W.E.B. Du Bois’ sociology offers a succession of answers to these questions as he wrestled with a life of public and political engagement

Vital Alignments: Towards Reparative Caribbean Ecologies

Friday, May 12, 10am-5pm, Symposium Convened by Dr. Saudi Garcia (Anthropology, The New School) and Dr. Kris Manjapra (History, Tufts University, Heilbroner Center Fellow) Panelists: Distinguished Keynote Speaker Erna Brodber, Literary Laureate, Sociologist, and Community Organizer, Woodside, Jamaica; Veronica Agard, Ancestors in Training Project; Tao Leigh Goffe, Cultural Theorist, Cornell University; Catherine John, Cultural Theorist,

Designing Symbols of Resistance

Hosted By Drake Reed 2021-22 Heilbroner Creative Practioner   We are seeing surveillance technology evolve faster than ever, and we need creative ways to investigate how surveillance impacts our daily lives. In this workshop, we will explore the history of black resistance and methods of counter-mapping surveillance constructs. Throughout history, resistance movements have always had to