‘The Raw and the Refined: Commodities, Processing, and Power in Global Perspective’ Commodities of Empire International Workshop
2 September 2021, 10.00am - 3 September 2021, 6.00pm
Institute of Latin American Studies
Call for Papers
Bedford Room, G37, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
In this two-day workshop, we aim to explore, through case studies, how and why the history of commodity processing unfolded so unevenly. We are interested in all geographical regions and approaches from various disciplines. Papers will be grouped in thematic panels, pre-circulated to workshop participants, and panel discussion will be opened by a chair/discussant. Paper-givers can then reply succinctly, giving way to open discussion. Papers presented at the workshop may be considered for online publication in the Commodities of Empire Working Papers series: https://commoditiesofempire.org.uk/publications/working-papers/
We encourage graduate students to propose papers, and we have limited funds to help them, especially those coming from the Global South. Those receiving funding will be asked to submit revised versions of their texts as Working Papers.
Please e-mail expressions of interest, with a title and an abstract of no more than 300 words, by 31 March 2021, to: commoditiesofempire2021@gmail.com
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Image Credit: Silver refining: Patio de la Hacienda de Beneficio de la Mina de Proaño, Zacatecas, Mexico by Petro Gualdi (1840), Illustration reproduced from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Museo Nacional de Historia de Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico.