Arrighi Center Seminar: Discussion with Author Charisse Burden-Stelly, “Black Scare/Red Scare”

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

On November 15, 2024 we will host Professor Charisse Burden-Stelly for a discussion of her book Black Scare/Red Scare (University of Chicago Press). For those with access to the Hopkins Library, the Black Scare/Red Ebook ebook is available in the JHU library. The Fall 2024 Arrighi Center seminar is focused on the theme of "Race, […]

Arrighi Center Seminar: Discussion of Margarita Fajardo’s, “The World that Latin America Created”

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

On November 22, 2024 we will discuss the book, "The World that Latin America Created" (Harvard University Press) by Professor Margarita Fajardo (Sarah Lawrence), in preparation for her December 6 in-person visit. For those with access to the Hopkins Library, the ebook is available at: https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01JHU_INST/t3c16/alma991060682100407861 The Fall 2024 Arrighi Center seminar is focused on […]

Arrighi Center Seminar: Discussion with Author Margarita Fajardo, “The World that Latin America…”

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

On December 6, 2024 we will host Professor Margarita Fajardo (Sarah Lawrence) for a discussion of her book, "The World that Latin America Created" (Harvard University Press). For those with access to the Hopkins Library, the ebook is available at: https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01JHU_INST/t3c16/alma991060682100407861 The Fall 2024 Arrighi Center seminar is focused on the theme of "Race, Capitalism […]

Arrighi Center General Seminar Spring 2025 Opening Session

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland +1 more

The opening session of the Spring 2025 Arrighi Center General Seminar will be held on Friday, January 24 from 1:30-3:30 pm (Baltimore time). The Spring 2025 seminar theme will be "Value, Price and Profit in The Contemporary World System (aka "Are Profits Hurting Capitalism?)". The spring seminar will be let by Professor Chris Nealon, JHU […]

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Arrighi Center General Seminar: “Value, Price and Profit in The Contemporary World System”

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

Download a PDF of the weekly schedule. At our Friday, January 31 seminar, we will read and discuss Sam Chambers' book, Capitalist Economics (Oxford University Press 2022). The theme of the Spring 2025 Arrighi Center General Seminar is “Value, Price and Profit in The Contemporary World System” (aka "Are Profits Hurting Capitalism?)".  The spring seminar will […]

Event Series Arrighi Center General Seminar

Arrighi Center General Seminar: “Value, Price and Profit in The Contemporary World System”

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

Download a PDF of the weekly schedule. The theme of the Spring 2025 Arrighi Center General Seminar is “Value, Price and Profit in The Contemporary World System” (aka "Are Profits Hurting Capitalism?)".  The spring seminar will be let by Professor Chris Nealon, JHU English Department and Arrighi Center Faculty Advisory Board Member. Spring semester theme description: How […]

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Arrighi Center General Seminar: “Value, Price and Profit in The Contemporary World System”

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

Download a PDF of the weekly schedule. At our February 14 seminar, we will discuss two chapters from vol 2 of Capital. These are Chapter 8, “Fixed and Circulating Capital” and Chapter 17, “The Circulation of Surplus Value" . We will also discuss Christopher J. Arthur's "The Fluidity of Capital and the Logic of the […]

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Arrighi Center General Seminar: Prof. Sam Chambers, JHU Political Science

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

Download a PDF of the weekly schedule. At the February 21 seminar, we will welcome Professor Sam Chambers from the JHU Political Science for a discussion of his recent work, Capitalist Economics (Oxford University Press, 2022). The theme of the Spring 2025 Arrighi Center General Seminar is “Value, Price and Profit in The Contemporary World System” […]

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Arrighi Center General Seminar: Discussion of Rupert Russell’s “Price Wars”

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

Download a PDF of the weekly schedule. At our February 28 seminar we will discuss Rupert Russell’s book, Price Wars: How The Commodities Markets Made Our Chaotic World (Doubleday Books) 2022. The theme of the Spring 2025 Arrighi Center General Seminar is “Value, Price and Profit in The Contemporary World System” (aka "Are Profits Hurting Capitalism?)".  […]

Arrighi Center General Seminar: “Discussion of the Automatic Fetish”

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

At our March 7 seminar we will discuss Beverley Best's book, The Automatic Fetish, in preparation of Professor Best's in-person visit at our March 14 seminar session. The Arrighi Center seminar meets in person in 526 Mergenthaler Hall (JHU Homewood campus) with a zoom option. To be added to the Arrighi Center mailing list (or […]

Arrighi Center General Seminar: Prof. Beverley Best, Concordia University

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

At the March 14 seminar, we will welcome Beverley Best, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University, for a discussion of her book, The Automatic Fetish: The Law of Value in Marx's Capital (Verso 2024). As background reading, an e-book of the Automatic Fetish can be bought and downloaded from the Verso website. Or […]

Arrighi Center General Seminar: Discussion of “The Price is Always Wrong”

526 Mergenthaler Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 Mergenthaler Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

At our March 28 seminar, we will discuss Brett Christophers' book, The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save The Planet (Verso 2025). The seminar meets in person in 526 Mergenthaler (JHU Homewood Campus) from 1:30-3:30 pm Baltimore time with a zoom option. To be added to the Arrighi Center mailing list (or update your […]