Compromised in Crisis: A Greek tragedy or real politik? When: Wednesday 19 August, 4:30-6:00pm Where: New Law Annexe, Room 346, University of Sydney A public forum organised by the Department of Political Economy on the current crisis in Greece, featuring Professor Aspromourgos from the University of Sydney, who will explain the context of European political economy and the structure…
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”What has Sociological Marxism ever done for us?”] Within the agenda of historical materialist theory and practice Sociological Marxism has delivered a compelling perspective on how to explore and link the analysis of civil society, the state, and the economy within an explicit focus on class exploitation, emancipation, and rich ethnography. This workshop is…
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”Tim DiMuzio (University of Wollongong), ‘Debt as a Technology of Power’”] This is the first seminar in the Semester 2 series of 2015 organised by the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. Date and Location: 6 August 2015, Darlington Centre Boardroom, 4:00pm – 5.30pm All welcome! …
Continue readingInvitation to workshop with Erik Olin Wright “On care for our common home”: Reading social/sociological theory in Pope Francis’ Encyclical on the environment Pope Francis’ recent Encyclical on the environment has generated substantial global debate. The Papal letter, titled “On care for our common home,” links climate change and ecological crisis more generally with issues…
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”Final Call: 2015 8th Annual Wheelwright Lecture in Political Economy” tagline=”Erik Olin Wright (Professor of Sociology at University of Wisconsin – Madison)”] “Challenging (and maybe transcending) Capitalism through Real Utopias” Eastern Avenue Auditorium, University of Sydney 5 August, 2015 – 6:00pm (drinks and bookstall in the Foyer beforehand from 5:15). Entrance: Free[/jumbotron]
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”From Grand Paradigm Battles to Integrated Frameworks of Class Analysis” tagline=”Erik Olin Wright (Professor of Sociology at University of Wisconsin – Madison)”] Erik Olin Wright is one of the world’s leading sociologists and arguably the most well-known Marxist sociologist in the United States. He is also a Past President of the American Sociological Association. Please join us for…
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”2015 8th Annual Wheelwright Lecture in Political Economy” tagline=”Erik Olin Wright (Professor of Sociology at University of Wisconsin – Madison)”] “Challenging (and maybe transcending) Capitalism through Real Utopias” Eastern Avenue Auditorium, University of Sydney 5 August, 2015 – 6:00pm (drinks and bookstall in the Foyer beforehand from 5:15). Entrance: Free[/jumbotron]
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”Peter Thomas (Brunel University), ‘Revolutions, Passive and Permanent’”] This is the sixth and final seminar in the series for Semester 1, organised by the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. Peter Thomas, author of the prize-winning The Gramscian Moment, will reflect further on the political theory and practice of the Gramsci-Trotsky question. Abstract:…
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”Philip Roberts (University of Sydney), ‘The Brazilian Landless Workers’ Movement: From Agrarian Reform to Post-Neoliberalism’”] This is the fifth seminar in the series organised by the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. Date and Location: 30 April 2015, Darlington Centre Boardroom, 4:00pm – 5.30pm All welcome! [/jumbotron]
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”Melinda Cooper (University of Sydney), ‘Family Values: Between Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism’”] This is the fourth seminar in the series organised by the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. Date and Location: 16 April 2015, Darlington Centre Boardroom, 4:00pm – 5.30pm All welcome! [/jumbotron]
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