Public Lecture by Julia Ott – Associate Professor of History and Co-Director of the Robert L. Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies, The New School Most theories of capitalism set aside slavery as something utterly distinct because under slavery, workers do not labor for a wage. An historical and empirical investigation, however, reveals that the factory
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Event – A New Social Contract: Guaranteeing Dignity in a Precarious Economy
Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 6:00 pm Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, Room I-202, New York, NY 10011 Please join us as we kick off the 2017 Henry Cohen Lecture series at the Milano School. The United States is one of the wealthiest countries the world has seen,
Event – Slavery Race Capitalism: Public Lectures
Historians’ recent investigations of the centrality of racialized chattel slavery to the origins of capitalism -along with activists’ efforts to expose the ongoing legacy of New World slavery – inspire a broad reconsideration of the connections between capitalism, race, and coerced labor across time and around the world. ‘Carceral capitalism,’ the question of reparations, ‘revenue-generating’
Event – Johan Mathew, “Unveiling Money: Counterfeits, Arbitrage, and Finance Across the Arabian Sea”
Wednesday, December 7 at 6:00pm Room 529, 80 Fifth Avenue Next in the History Speaker Series is Johan Mathew from Rutgers University, with a talk titled “Unveiling Money: Counterfeits, Arbitrage, and Finance Across the Arabian Sea.” Johan Mathew is an economic historian with a particular interest in crime and illicit commerce and how they shape
Event – Film Screening: 13th, Ava DuVernay’s documentary on mass incarceration
Tuesday, November 29 at 8:00pm Join the Kerrey Hall Social Justice Collective for a screening of 13th, a new documentary on mass incarceration from acclaimed Selma director, Ava DuVernay. Professors Mia White and Julia Ott will be facilitating a conversation after the film has ended. Snacks will be provided. Kerrey Hall is located at 65 5th Avenue.
Event – Symposium on Reviving Economic History
The New School for Social Research is hosting a Symposium, “Reviving Economic History and Reframing the Economic Problems of Our Time,” with Robert Brenner, Julia Ott, Clara Mattei, Quentin Bruneau, and Aaron Jakes. Join us on December 1 at 4pm in the Orozco Room, room 712, 66 West 12th Street. Event page
Event – Feminist Strategies: Dissent Magazine Issue Launch
Join Dissent editors and writers for a discussion on feminist movements with Dawn Foster, Premilla Nadasen, and Ann Snitow, moderated by Sarah Leonard. Tuesday, November 22, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Bob and Sheila Hoerle Lecture Hall University Center, UL105, The New School 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003 A virulent misogynist is now president of the
Event – Social Democracy Suppressed with Avner Offer, Sheri Berman, Gerald Epstein, and Darrick Hamilton
The Robert L. Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies proudly presents the first panel in the “Social Democracy Suppressed” series: a panel discussion of Avner Offer’s new book The Nobel Factor. Join us at 6:00pm on Tuesday, October 25 in 66 West 12th Street, room 510. The panel will be moderated by Jeff Madrick. Avner Offer‘s book The Nobel
Event – Screening of Inequality for All
In preparation for the U.S. Presidential Election, the Capitalism Studies minor program will screen the film Inequality for All, followed by a discussion with Professors David Howell, David Plotke, and Julia Ott. Join us on Monday, October 24, at 6:00pm in The New School’s University Center, 63 Fifth Avenue, Room L105. Called “A passionate argument on behalf
Event – The Nation at The New School: Bernie Sanders and the Socialist Future
Heilbroner Center co-Director Julia Ott moderated a panel discussion, The Nation at The New School: The Socialist Future. Watch video of the event.