Activity Type:
Lecture
Presenter:
Martha Lampland
Date:
Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:30
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Sera Passerini
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu
Income inequality and what to do about it is a hot button political issue throughout our world. Much this disparity is the result of how the value of labor is calculated. How much is a worker's labor worth? How is it measured? Namely, how is it commodified? This live interview with Martha Lampland will discuss these questions from an unlikely place--socialist Hungary--to shed light on how economists in a society without a labor market nonetheless determined the value of labor and what this says about socialism and capitalism.
This event is part of the Socialism: Past, Present, and Future Pop-Up Course.
UCIS Unit:
Center for African Studies
Asian Studies Center
Center for Latin American Studies
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
European Studies Center
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors:
Humanities Center
World History Center
World Regions:
Europe and Russia
Is Event Already in University Calendar?:
Yes
Pitt Undergrads:
5
Pitt Grad Students:
2