History and Sociology Speaker Series: Dr. Thomas Kemple
March 12 at 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
The History and Sociology Speaker Series kicks off with a guest lecture by Professor Thomas Kemple from UBC Vancouver.
In his presentation, Dr. Kemple explores how Karl Marx’s Capital and Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams depict modern society as producing its own forms of terror. It emphasizes lesser-discussed ideas about capitalism shaping both unconscious desires and colonial ambitions, and connects these insights to today’s overlapping global crises.
Thomas Kemple is Professor of Classical Social Science and European Sociology in Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies. His recent books include Intellectual Work and the Spirit of Capitalism: Weber’s Calling (Palgrave, 2014), Simmel (Polity, 2020), and Marx’s Wager: Das Kapital and Classical Sociology (Palgrave, 2022). His recent articles have appeared in Theory, Culture & Society and Journal of Classical Sociology.
