Conference Opening Remarks: Arjun Appadurai (NYU)

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Opening remarks from Dr. Arjun Appadurai (Godard Professor of Media, Culture & Communication, New York University) Why does there appear to be no one to blame for the ongoing destruction of the economy, society and environment? The government, banks, experts,

Futures of Finance, Panel 1: Money and Banking

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CONFERENCE PANEL 1: MONEY AND BANKING Panelists: Prabhat Patnaik, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University Michael McDonald, Department of Political Science, Williams College William Cohan, Journalist and Author of House of Cards: A tale of Hubris and

The Futures of Finance Conference

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Arjun Appadurai / Paulette Goddard Professor of Media, Culture and Communication / New York University  The Futures of Finance Conference planned for April 13-15, 2012 is a collaboration between the Bruce Initiative, based at the University of California at

What Has the Occupy Movement Done for Scholars?

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Robert Meister / Professor of Social Thought and History of Consciousness / UC Santa Cruz What do I hope will come out of our 2012 conference in collaboration with the Cultures of Finance Group at NYU? First, I hope to

What is Finance?

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THURSDAY OPENING REMARKS: CRAIG CALHOUN (SSRC, NYU) Opening remarks from Dr. Craig Calhoun (President, Social Science Research Council; University Professor of Social Science, New York University). Additional Remarks by Dr. Robert Meister(Social Sciences and Political Thought, UC Santa Cruz) and Dr. Benjamin Lee (Anthropology and Philosophy,

Graduate Symposium @ NYU April 14, 2012

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: About the Conference: The NYU Institute for Public Knowledge Cultures of Finance Working Group and the Bruce Initiative for Rethinking Capitalism at UC Santa Cruz are pleased to announce a joint conference, “Futures of Finance: Financial Capitalism