This day-long conference on concepts of racial capitalism will involve paper presentations from graduate students from around the country. Participants will discuss original work on the following topics, each of which is a separate panel: 1) History of Racial Capitalism, 2) Theories of Racial Capitalism, 3) Race, Capitalism, and the International, and 4) Contemporary Race and Capitalism.

Below is the schedule (subject to change).

8:30 AM Registration Opens

Breakfast

9:00 AM Welcome and Plenary from Michael Dawson

9:30-10:45 AM History of Racial Capitalism

Discussant: Cameron Cook

With Rutger Ceballos, Jason Ludwig, and Megan Baker

10: 45-11 AM Break

11:00 AM-12:30 PM Theories of Racial Capitalism

Discussant: Larry Svabek

With Kasia Kalina, Siddhant Issar, Arwa Awan, and Elena Sobrino

12:30-1:30 PM Break for lunch

12:45-1:30 PM Speaker: Destin Jenkins

1:45-3:15 PM Race, Capitalism, and the International

Discussant: David Knight

With Maya Singhal, Amelia Simone Herbert, Mishal Khan, Yesenia Vargas

3:15-3:30 PM Coffee and Tea

3:30-5:00 PM Contemporary Studies of Race and Capitalism

Discussant: Terri Smith

With Oscar J. Mayorga, Tali Ziv, Steph Saxton, and Brian Reyes

5:00 PM Closing and Thanks

Jordie Davies

RSVP to the event here.

This venue is physically accessible and has gender-neutral restrooms. Please contact Jordie Davies at ejdavies@uchicago.edu with accommodation requests.