Call for Papers: "Dealing with Racial Capitalism" - Interdisciplinary Workshop, University of Tübingen

The Department of North American History at the University of Tübingen is hosting an interdisciplinary workshop titled "Dealing with Racial Capitalism". The convenors, Lena Essifi, Clara-Sophie Höhn and Nadja Klopprogge, are explicitly  interested in perspectives from the field of African Studies. The workshop will take place at the University of Tübingen, Germany from October 5 - October 7, 2027. The workshop is centered around three key questions:

  • how to deal with racial capitalism on a theoretical and methodological level?
  • how did people deal with racial capitalism?
  • how can we deal with racial capitalism beyond prevailing narratives?

The call for papers is now open!

Submission Deadline: November 16, 2026

Read the full call for papers.