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<td valign="top">[Wow! What an opportunity. He teaches at
the London School of Economics. I recently finished his <i><u>Debt: The
First 5,000 Years</u> </i>- Bob C]<br>
<h1><img alt="" src="cid:part1.09080701.02000902@mynas.com"
align="right" height="346" hspace="10" width="300"><strong>Currencies,
a dis/Conference</strong> <em>with David Graeber</em></h1>
<p> <br>
Harvard University<br>
March 23, 2012, 12n-5p<br>
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Currencies are telling of our current time. Debt, labor,
commodification, ownership, and consumerism structure and
characterize contemporary life and academia. From the
monetization and protection of intellectual property to
the debts that students accrue, from the exploitation of
adjunct labor to the re-productions of class lines, this
dis/Conference seeks critical engagement with what has
currency and what serves as currency in education and life
today.<br>
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In contrast to traditional conference formats, this
dis/Conference seeks to facilitate open, horizontal
education through substantive knowledge sharing, inquiry,
critique, and discussion. Together with <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/review/anarchist-anthropology.html"
target="_new">David Graeber</a> - <a
href="http://newleftreview.org/A2368" target="_new">anarchist</a>,
<a
href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/10/david-graeber-on-playing-by-the-rules-%E2%80%93-the-strange-success-of-occupy-wall-street.html"
target="_new">occupier</a>, and <a
href="http://books.google.com/books/about/Toward_an_anthropological_theory_of_valu.html?id=uo8tttilAlQC"
target="_new">anthropologist</a> - we will engage the
economies of academia by subverting its dominant forms of
knowledge production. In the process, we will participate
in the purposeful creation of an alternative model for
scholarly engagement, beyond mere discussion. Under this
model, our primary resources will be ourselves. Everyone -
inside or outside of academia - is welcome.<br>
<strong><br>
<em>We invite you to take an active role in shaping and
leading this dis/Conference</em></strong><em>. </em></p>
<p>We invite you to submit a topic, idea, or interest,
formulated as a question for consideration, that will
serve along with others as a guiding structure for the
event. </p>
<p>You will have the opportunity to introduce this question
at the dis/Conference with a brief (<5 minutes)
statement. </p>
<p>Please email your question to <a
href="mailto:ideas@currenciesdisconference.info">
ideas@currenciesdisconference.info</a> by Wednesday,
March 7. </p>
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