Money is a notoriously difficult phenomenon to grasp. Why it works, how it works, and where it works are elusive questions that scholars have wrestled with for ages. In this event, we bring together the authors of three recent books on money and a set of respondents to stage a conversation about the social, legal, and political role and implications of money. Exploring the past, present, and future of money, authors Christine Desan (Law), Rebecca Spang (History), and Nigel Dodd (Sociology) will share insights from their research on the legal determination of money, the political instrumentality of money, and the transformative power of a redefinition of money. Respondents representing numerous disciplines will engage these themes and situate them within their own scholarship.
Respondents: Tim Alborn (CUNY), Dan Carey (NIU Galway), Charly Coleman (Columbia), Joel Kaye (Barnard), Gustav Peebles (New School), Steve Pincus (Yale), Sophia Rosenfeld (Virginia), John Shovlin (NYU), Deborah Valenze (Barnard), and Frederick Wherry (Yale).
No registration required.
May 8, 2015 Friday
11:45am - 12:00pm EDT
12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Christine Desan
Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law
Harvard University
Joel Kaye
Professor of History
Barnard College
Timothy Alborn
Professor of History
Daniel Carey
Professor of English
National University of Ireland, Galway
Steven Pincus
Bradford Durfee Professor of History
Yale University
William Deringer
Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Rebecca Spang
Associate Professor of History
Indiana University, Bloomington
Charly Coleman
Assistant Professor of History
Columbia University
Sophia Rosenfeld
Professor of History
University of Virginia
John Shovlin
Associate Professor of History
New York University
Timothy Shenk
Jacob K. Javits Fellow in History
Columbia University
4:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
4:25pm - 6:00pm EDT
Nigel Dodd
Professor of Sociology
London School of Economics and Political Science
Gustav Peebles
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
The New School
Deborah Valenze
Professor of History
Barnard College
Frederick Wherry
Professor of Sociology
Yale University
Sarah Muir
Term Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Barnard College
6:00pm - 6:30pm EDT