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Textile Workers & the Syrian-American Working Class | Stacy D. Fahrenthold

Discover the interconnectedness of peddling and factory work, the surprising origins of the Aloha shirt, and the key role Syrian workers played in major labor actions like the 1912 Bread and Roses strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Associate Professor of History at the University ...  Show more

Julia Elyachar | On the Semicivilized: Coloniality, Finance & Embodied Sovereignty in Cairo

The discussion covers the evolving role of debt as an instrument of empire, the emergence of sovereign wealth funds, and the ways financial instruments and flows of money subtly shape political realities and people's lives in the region. Professor Elyachar discusses her latest bo ...  Show more

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