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MISR Wednesday Seminar: “Capitalism as a Mode of Colonizing the Future”
April 8, 2020 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The first on-line seminar will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.
Title: “Capitalism as a Mode of Colonizing the Future”
Speaker Bio: Timothy Mitchell teaches in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University. His books include Colonising Egypt; Rule of Experts; and Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil.
Required Reading for Seminar:
(1) “Infrastructures Work on Time,” in E-Flux Architecture: New Silk Roads, 2019, available here: https://www.e-flux.com/
(2) “Uber Eats: How Capital Consumes the Future,” To be published in Critical Zones: The Science and Politics of Landing on Earth, edited by Bruno Latour (ZKM Karlsruhe 2020). A Copy will be sent to those who register.