The Georgetown University Americas Initiative presents a two-day symposium exploring social capital, urbanization and globalization across the Americas.
The late twentieth century brought a global population explosion and accelerating urban expansions, together setting the foundation for globalization. This gathering will continue thinking about the rise of our globalized urban world and why it has yet to deliver on the promises of shared welfare and effective political participation.
Agenda: Thursday, February 20, 2020
Opening Keynote: Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Copley Formal Lounge, 5pm - 6:30pm
Speakers: Marcia Chatelain, Georgetown University
Moderated by: Joseph McCartin, Georgetown University
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Book signing and reception to follow
Agenda: Friday, February 21, 2020
Panel One: Beyond New World Cities
Copley Formal Lounge, 10am - 12pm
Speakers: John Tutino, Georgetown University; Martin V. Melosi, University of Houston; Bryan McCann, Georgetown University; Mark Healey, University of Connecticut; Michèle Dagenais, Université de Montréal; George J. Sánchez, University of Sourthern California; Joseph A. Pratt, University of Houston;
Beyond New World Cities
(U. North Carolina Press, 2019)
Book signing and light lunch to follow, 12pm - 1pm
Luncheon Keynote
Copley Formal Lounge, 1pm - 2:30pm
Speaker: Brodwyn Fischer, University of Chicago
Moderated by: Bryan McCann, Georgetown University
Intimate Inequalities: Informality and the Afterlives of Slavery in Recife, Brazile
Panel Two: New Perspectives on Urban Challenges
Copley Formal Lounge, 3pm - 4:30pm
Speakers: Douglas McRae, Georgetown University; Hillar Schwertner, Georgetown University; Patrick Scallen, Smithsonian Institution
New Perspectives of Urban Challenges: Sao Paolo, Tijuandiego, Salvadoran D.C.
Closing Keynote: Fresh Kills: A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York City
Copley Formal Lounge, 5pm - 6:30pm
Speaker: Martin V. Melosi, University of Houston
Moderated by: John McNeill, Georgetown University
Fresh Kills: A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York City
(Columbia University Press)
Book signing and reception to follow
This gathering has been organized by the Georgetown University Americas Initiative and is co-sponsored by the American Studies Program, the Center for Latin American Studies, the Department of History and the Georgetown Global Cities Initiative.
