Below are the events lined up for Fall 2019 lineup of events for the Sawyer Seminar “Interrogating the Plantationocene”, which explore themes of “Land,” “Laboring Bodies,” and “Value/Economy” in the Plantationocene.
Please note that all Wednesday and Thursday events are free and open to the public. However, pre-registration is required for participation in the Seminar’s Friday workshops. Please follow the link below each Friday’s event to register. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Your name will be added to the waitlist when the workshop capacity of 25 has been reached. We will contact you when your spot is confirmed.
LAND
Thursday September 12, 2019, 7 pm
A Roundtable on Land
Tania Murray Li (U of Toronto), Rafael Marquese (Universidade de São Paulo), and Monica White (UW-Madison)
Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
Friday September 13, 2019, 9-11:30 am
Land Workshop
Tania Murray Li, Rafael Marquese, and Monica White
7191 Helen C. White Building, 600 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53703
Register for the Land Workshop here.
LABORING BODIES
October 5 to January 5, 2019
Fabrice Monteiro: The Prophecy
Chazen Museum of Art, 750 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706
Wednesday October 9, 2019, 4 pm
“Making Abolition Geography: Social Justice Organizing in Local, State, and International Perspective.”
Humanities without Boundaries Lecture:
Ruth Wilson Gilmore (CUNY Graduate Center)
H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St.
Thursday October 10, 2019, 7 pm
A Roundtable on Laboring Bodies
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Sarah Besky (Brown), and Sasha Turner (Quinnipiac U)
Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
Friday October 11, 2019, 9-11:30 am
Laboring Bodies Workshop
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Sarah Besky, and Sasha Turner
7191 Helen C. White Building, 600 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53703
Register for the Laboring Bodies workshop here.
VALUE/ECONOMY
Thursday November 14, 2019, 7 pm
A Roundtable on Value/Economy
Judith Carney (UCLA), Walter Johnson (Harvard), and Jennifer Morgan (NYU)
Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
Friday November 15, 2019, 9-11:30 am
Value/Economy Workshop
Judith Carney, Walter Johnson, and Jennifer Morgan
7191 Helen C. White Building, 600 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53703
Register for the Value/Economy workshop here.
For further information or accommodation requests, please contact plantationoceneseminar@gmail.com. You may also find detailed information on our website. Do follow us on Facebook or Twitter to stay updated on our events.