The Market Logics of Contemporary Fiction. Paul Crosthwaite, Cambridge University Press 2019. In the twenty-first century, leading publishers are under intense pressure from their conglomerate owners and shareholders to generate growth and profits. This book shows how these pressures have transformed the contemporary novel. Paul Crosthwaite argues that recent British …
Intersections of finance and society, 2019. City, University of London, 12-13 December. The call for papers for this year’s conference in London remains open until 1 August 2019 and we are looking forward to receiving innovative paper and panel abstracts from across the full spectrum of ‘finance and society’ studies. Confirmed …
Populist technologies and the new spectacle of finance. University College London, 3 July 2019. The final event in the UCL/New School series on Finance and Populism will be a panel discussion on technology featuring Chiara Bottici (New School), Christian Fuchs (Westminster), and Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou (UCL). Discussion begins at 5pm and will be followed …
Finance capital and the ghosts of empire. Special issue/edited book CFPs. Following successful workshops at Goldsmiths and Sussex over the last two years, the ‘ghosts of empire’ team are seeking written contributions on the intersections of finance, colonialism, empire, and race for two linked projects. Special journal issue: “Finance capital and …
History in Financial Times. Amin Samman, Stanford University Press 2019. Critical theorists of economy tend to understand the history of market society as a succession of distinct stages. This vision of history rests on a chronological conception of time whereby each present slips into the past so that a future …
Intersections of finance and society, 2019. City, University of London, 12-13 December. We are pleased to announce that the 4th annual FSN conference will return to London in December of this year. The call for papers is now open and can be found here. Keynote addresses: The code of capital: How …
Finance and Society, vol. 5 no. 1 (2019). The editors of Finance and Society are pleased to announce the publication of volume 5, number 1. The issue includes research articles by Donald MacKenzie on dark pools, Bart Stellinga on credit rating reform, Nicholas Dorn on the history of sovereign …
A Modest Proposal Artist publication. Vermeir & Heiremans, Jubilee 2018. Vermeir & Heiremans have published a book to accompany their solo exhibition A Modest Proposal (in a Black Box), presented at Pump House Gallery, London (2 October to 16 December 2018), and A Modest Proposal (Symposium) at the Royal College of …
Should we abolish household debt? King’s College London, 2 May 2019. Johnna Montgomerie launches her new book, Should We Abolish Household Debts? (available through Polity Books). The event will begin with a reception, followed by a short lecture and conversation with well-known debt jubilee advocates Professor Steve Keen (author of Debunking Economics) and …
Cultures and spaces of debt and finance. University of Arizona, 10-11 May 2019. The University of Arizona’s Cultural and Critical Theory program will be hosting a conference in Tucson this May and is inviting paper proposals from across the full range of disciplinary perspectives. Confirmed keynote speakers include: Anthony Alvarez, co-author of …
