Politics of power and wealth have had a huge impact on the structuring of inequalities across the globe. As the racial and ethnic inequalities that we see today stem from centuries of discrimination and marginalisation, in order to tackle them, we will need to understand how they have been embedded in the very structures of our societies.
We discuss examples of racial and ethnic inequalities from the 19th century to the present day in an attempt to unravel the legacy of past injustices and investigate the link between power, politics, and belonging.
Meet our speakers and chair
Neil Cummins (@NJCummins) is Professor of Economic History in the Department of Economic History at LSE. He works at the intersection of "big data" and economic history to exploit recently digitised historical genealogical data and answer questions about the origin of modern economic and demographic behaviour.
Leah Eryenyu (@ironladey) is Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity and feminist political economy analyst with more than 10 years’ experience working on women’s rights and gender justice issues across Africa. Her work engages with macro-level economic policy in the fields of public finance, reproductive justice, and labour rights.
Maël Lavenaire is Caribbean and Latin America historian and Research Fellow in Racial Inequality at the LSE International Inequalities Institute. Maël specialises in a sociohistorical approach to social change in the American/Caribbean post-slavery societies from the abolitions of slavery in the 19th century to these days.
Sara Camacho-Felix (@SFelix18) is an Assistant Professor (Education) and Programme Lead for the Atlantic Fellows in Social and Economic Equity programme. Her research and teaching focuses on reflexive pedagogies in higher education, the study of racial capitalism, and de/coloniality of knowledge.
More about this event
This event is part of the LSE Festival: Power and Politics running from Monday 10 to Saturday 15 June 2024, with a series of events exploring how power and politics shape our world. Booking for all Festival events will open on Monday 13 May.
The LSE International Inequalities Institute (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many of the School's departments and centres to lead cutting-edge research focused on understanding why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.
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