Commodities, Empires and Beyond. Commodities of Empire International Workshop
Open University, London Regional Centre. 13-14 July 2007
This workshop was on historical aspects of the global movement of commodities (i.e. industrial crops, foodstuffs and stimulants).
Participants
- Vibha Arora (Indian Institute of Technology Hauz Khas, New Delhi)
- Jonathan Curry-Machado (Caribbean Studies Centre, London Metropolitan University)
- Roberto Davini (European University Institute, Florence)
- Humberto García Muñiz (Instituto de Estudios del Caribe, Universidad de Puerto Rico)
- Sandip Hazareesingh (Ferguson Centre, Open University)
- Deana Heath (Trinity College, Dublin)
- David Hyde (University of East London)
- Harro Maat (Technology and Agrarian Development Group, Wageningen University)
- Javier Márquez (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
- Kaori O’Connor (University College London)
- Ayodeji Olukoju (University of Lagos, Nigeria)
- Heather Scott (Ferguson Centre, Open University)
- Jean Stubbs (Caribbean Studies Centre, London Metropolitan University)
- Miguel Suárez Bosa (Estudios Atlánticos, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Commodities of Empire seminar
Date: 16 May 2007
Venue: Open University, London Regional Centre, Camden Town
This was an initial workshop for project members, focussing on the ethics of collaboration as well as on the project’s research framework . A short summary of the deliberations will be posted on the Commodities of Empire website.
