Two SOAS seminars

‘THE GLOBALISATION LECTURES’
Organised by the Department of Development Studies School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London Convenor: Prof. Gilbert Achcar 2010-2011

WORLD LITERATURE AND WORLD LANGUAGES
TARIQ ALI
Wednesday 1st December, 6:30pm
SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre Free entrance
TARIQ ALI is an internationally acclaimed writer and commentator who regularly speaks all over the world. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics, and has won awards and accolades for his fiction. Ali is also a celebrated filmmaker and has written scripts for the stage and screen; most recently he co-wrote and appeared in Oliver Stone’s South of the Border. He is an Editor of New Left Review and lives in London.

'Marxism and the Alternatives to Crisis'
A seminar hosted by International Socialism the quarterly journal of socialist theory

It has been three years since the economic crisis first manifested. The credit crunch has given way to financial crash and the Great Recession. The ruling classes of Europe, faced with a growing crisis in the eurozone, have embraced austerity and cuts in order to shift the cost of the crisis to workers, students and the unemployed. In response, we have seen movements of resistance right across Europe. In countries like Greece, France and Ireland, strikes and protests have been complemented by alternative programmes and debates about the way forward for the movement. In Britain, the student revolt has marked a turning point in the struggle. This seminar will bring together academics and activists to discuss the current situation and what lies ahead.
with
Alex Callinicos(Editor of International Socialism and Professor of European Studies at Kings College London)
Jane Hardy (Author of Poland’s New Capitalism and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Hertfordshire)
Stathis Kouvelakis (Author of Philosophy and Revolution and lecturer at Kings College, London)
Costas Lapavitsas (Member of Research on Money and Finance and Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies)
Tuesday 7 December, 6.30pm Brunei Lecture Theatre,
School of Oriental and African Studies,
Russell Square campus,
London,
WC1H 0XG
Free entry – All welcome
www.isj.org.uk * isj@swp.org.uk * (020) 7819 1177