Presented By: College Socialists
Conversation wiith historian Peter Linebaugh
Discussion with historian Peter Linebaugh on the topic of "the commons"
Sponsored by the College Socialists at UM, and the Interdisciplinary Marxisms Working Group at UM
Description:
Historian Peter Linebaugh will discuss his book _The Magna Carta Manifesto_ (2008) with participants, in an informal setting. The discussion will be oriented towards a consideration of the current situation of the world, and the political possibilities for a politics of "the commons" in the present time.
[In order to attend, please RSVP to: Mathieu Desan (email: mdesan@umich.edu).]
About Peter Linebaugh:
Peter Linebaugh received his Ph.D. in British history from the University of Warwick in 1975. A graduate of Swarthmore and of Columbia, he has taught at Rochester, New York University, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Harvard and Tufts, before joining the University of Toledo in 1994.
Linebaugh is a member of the Midnight Notes Collective, an autonomist collective that produces analyses of political and economic systems. He has written for the _New Left Review_ and _Radical History Review_, and is a frequent contributor to the online magazine _CounterPunch_.
His most recent book, _The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All_ (University of California Press: Berkeley, California) was published in 2008.
His current focus of research is on the concept of "the commons".
Sponsored by the College Socialists at UM, and the Interdisciplinary Marxisms Working Group at UM
Description:
Historian Peter Linebaugh will discuss his book _The Magna Carta Manifesto_ (2008) with participants, in an informal setting. The discussion will be oriented towards a consideration of the current situation of the world, and the political possibilities for a politics of "the commons" in the present time.
[In order to attend, please RSVP to: Mathieu Desan (email: mdesan@umich.edu).]
About Peter Linebaugh:
Peter Linebaugh received his Ph.D. in British history from the University of Warwick in 1975. A graduate of Swarthmore and of Columbia, he has taught at Rochester, New York University, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Harvard and Tufts, before joining the University of Toledo in 1994.
Linebaugh is a member of the Midnight Notes Collective, an autonomist collective that produces analyses of political and economic systems. He has written for the _New Left Review_ and _Radical History Review_, and is a frequent contributor to the online magazine _CounterPunch_.
His most recent book, _The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All_ (University of California Press: Berkeley, California) was published in 2008.
His current focus of research is on the concept of "the commons".
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