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Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason

Hosted by the Department of Geography and Environment

Old Theatre, Old Building,

Speaker

Professor David Harvey

Professor David Harvey

Chair

Dr Hyun Bang Shin

Dr Hyun Bang Shin

Leading Marxist scholar David Harvey discusses the profound insights and enormous power Marx’s analysis continues to offer 150 years after the first volume of Capital was published. His latest book is Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason.

David Harvey (@profdavidharvey) is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York Graduate School and an Honorary Graduate of LSE. His course on Marx’s Capital, developed with students over thirty years, has been downloaded by people from all over the world. 

Hyun Bang Shin (@urbancommune) is Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Studies  at LSE.

The LSE Department of Geography & Environment (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change.

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