Crude World: The Politics of Oil
SILVIA FEDERICI and GEORGE CAFFENTZIS in Conversation with PETER MAASS
Tuesday November 10th, 2009 6:30 pm
Graduate Center
365 5th Ave btwn 34th and 35th (The Skylight Room, 9100)
The environmental devastation wrought by the world’s reliance on petroleum can no longer be denied, but the insidious cultural effects of oil extraction, production, and exportation still receive scant attention. Join Silvia Federici and George Caffentzis as they discuss big oil’s cultural and political violence with Peter Maass, contributing editor at The New York Times Magazine and the author of the recently published Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil. The event is moderated by Ashley Dawson, Associate Professor of English, The Graduate Center, CUNY.
George Caffentzsis and Silvia Federici have collaborated on a number of pieces dealing with the political and class implications of oil.
Most notable is the 2001 publication of Midnight Oil:Work, Energy, War 1973-1992 by Midnight Notes.
Organized by The Center for Humanities at the Graduate Center CUNY.