The Program on the Study of Capitalism has an exciting program scheduled for this academic year. Please make note of the many upcoming events – from the Political Economy Seminar, to conferences, lectures, reading groups, and dissertation workshops. All the details are listed in the calendar:
http://studyofcapitalism.harvard.edu/calendar
Political Economy Seminar: Finance Capital
The Political Economy of Modern Capitalism Seminar is exploring the theme of “Finance Capital” this year. A full list of speakers and dates is available here:
http://studyofcapitalism.harvard.edu/workshop
On October 29th, Carl Wennerlind will offer the first talk in the series on “An Inexhaustible Treasure: Slavery as the Foundation for the English Financial Revolution.”
Conference: The Global Thirties
On Friday, October 19th, along with the Weatherhead Initiative in Global History, the Program will be hosting a conference on “The Global Thirties: Responses to the Great Depression.”
http://studyofcapitalism.harvard.edu/node/131
Full List of Political Economy of Modern Capitalism Seminar Speakers
October 29: Prof. Carl Wennerlind, Barnard College (History), “An Inexhaustible Treasure: Slavery as the Foundation for the English Financial Revolution”
Comment: Sophus Reinert, HBS
November 12: Prof. Morgan Ricks, Vanderbilt Law School, “Moneymaking: A Monetary System Design”
Comment: Amar Bhide, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
November 26: Prof. James Livingston, Rutgers University (History), “Finance Capital: An Extremely Brief History of the Politics, and Vice Versa, ca. 1898-2010”
Comment: Stephen Marglin, Harvard Economics
February 11: Prof. Roy Kreitner, Tel Aviv Univ. School of Law, “This Standard Which Is Not One: Gold and Multiple Liquidity Regimes”
February 25: Prof. Annelise Riles, Cornell Univ. Law School, “Against Market Totalitarianism: Thinking Through Legal Technique”
March 11: Speaker Session: Prof. David Moss, HBS, and Roger Lowenstein, journalist/author, “The Federal Reserve and the Banking Crisis of 1931”
March 25: Prof. Mary Poovey, NYU Univ. (Literature), “The Foundations of Finance,” from A Modern Way of Knowing: The History of Financial Modeling (work in progress)