Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. Organized by Olivia Ruhlin of the Maine Peace Action Committee (MPAC) and the Student Women’s Association (SWA), with students involved with such issues as violence, war, sexism, racism and environmental destruction. The lecture and brown-bag lunch will be followed by a discussion. Free and open to the public. Click here for a […]
Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. A discussion organized by Doug Allen, professor of Philosophy, UMaine. A discussion and brown-bag lunch. Free and open to the public. Click here for a full schedule of events in the Fall 2017 Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. Sponsored by Marxist and Socialist Studies Minor. Co-sponsored by Maine Peace Action Comm. (MPAC) and […]
Four Foundational Theories of Labor Activism in Maine: The Knights of Labor, the AFL, the IWW, and the Socialist Part of Eugene Debs Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. A talk by Marc Cryer, Director of the Bureau of Labor Education, UMaine. The lecture and brown-bag lunch will be followed by a discussion. Free and open to […]
This free lecture is by Brian Purnell, Geoffrey Canada Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History Bowdoin College “The Wire and the case for Radical Optimism” Socialist and Marxist Studies Lecture Series Bangor Room, Memorial Student Union 12:30-1:45 pm
As part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series, Lucas Stanczyk, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Harvard University, will present: "The Political Morality of Social Reproduction" Coe Room, Memorial Union 12:30 p.m.
Almaz Zelleke, Associate Professor, Division of Arts and Sciences, NYU Shanghai presents: "The Capitalist Road to a Basic Income" Coe Room, Memorial Union 12:30 p.m.
On Thursday, November 12, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be sponsoring a panel on "The Humanities as Activism in Chicago." This session of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series will […]
Join us on November 3 at 12:30 p.m. for a Zoom panel, as part of the UMaine Socialist and Marxist Studies Speaker Series, that asks "With So Much Violence in the United States and the Contemporary World, How Can Nonviolence Be Relevant and Effective?" Panelists include Tamara Benson , student Core Organizer of UMaine Climate […]
On Thursday, March 23 at 12:30 pm, the Socialist and Marxist Studies Speaker Series presents a talk by Gray Cox (Professor, College of the Atlantic) titled "From Smarter Planet to Wiser Earth: Re-Envisioning Relationships between AI Technologies, Human Society, and Natural World." (Zoom link: https://maine.zoom.us/j/3657262020) Gray Cox, Professor, College of the Atlantic How will Artificial […]
On Thursday, April 13 at 12:30 pm, the University of Maine Socialist and Marxist Studies Speaker Series presents a talk by Guy Standing (Professor, Economist, SOAS University of London of Philosophy) titled "The Blue Commons: Combating Rentier Capitalism in the Sea." (Zoom link https://maine.zoom.us/j/3657262020) Guy Standing, Professor, Economist, SOAS University of London of Philosophy Guy Standing […]
