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MISR Wednesday Seminar: “Capitalism as a Mode of Colonizing the Future”

April 8, 2020 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) is pleased to announce that its traditional Wednesday afternoon seminars will shift to on-line on ZOOM.

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 EgyptRule 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/architecture/new-silk-roads/312596/infrastructures-work-on-time/

(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.

SEMINAR ATTENDANCE WILL BE LIMITED TO 50.  THOSE WANTING TO ATTEND PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE BY EMAIL TO EMMANUEL MUDDU, LIBRARIAN, MISR at emmanuelmuddu2@gmail.com

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Date:
April 8, 2020
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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