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Economy + Society Summer School 2020: Open for Applications!
The event runs from the 11-15th of May at picturesque Blackwater Castle, Co.Cork, Ireland. The Economy + Society Summer School is a week-long residential symposium, oriented to doctoral candidates in disciplines ranging from sociology and economics to anthropology, philosophy, aesthetics and business subjects.
Contemporary social sciences are increasingly returning to engage with economic questions. http://economyandsocietysummerschool.org/
This week-long doctoral symposium bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines to discuss fresh perspectives on ‘the economy’; the market, the state, production, consumption, redistribution, value, money, work, commodities, poverty, welfare, inequality.
How can we re-think these concepts amid contemporary transformations?
The event runs from the 11-15th of May at picturesque Blackwater Castle, Co.Cork, Ireland. The Economy + Society Summer School is a week-long residential symposium, oriented to doctoral candidates in disciplines ranging from sociology and economics to anthropology, philosophy, aesthetics and business subjects.
This year will feature a host of visiting speakers including Chris Rojek, Sharon Wright, Mitchell Dean, Azrini Wahidin, Bill Cooke, Michelle Millar, Stefan Schwarzkopf, Lucy McCarthy, alongside faculty from UCC and WIT. Our school provides master classes where students can present their work and aims to foster a spirit of collegial scholarship and conversation, while addressing crucial social issues.
The school costs €400, including accommodation, food and refreshments – or €300 without accommodation. Applications should consist of a brief CV and an overview of the student’s research interest to ¦¦ info.easss@gmail.com ¦¦ or contact Dr. Tom Boland – tom.boland@ucc.ie