G&G Research Network Film Screening: Disaster Capitalism
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The Globalisation and Governance Research Network is inviting you to the screening of 'Disaster Capitalism' followed by a Q&A session with Antony Loewenstein, the writer and co-producer of the documentary. The session will be facilitated by Professor Marc Williams, Associated Dean International and Professor of International Relations of the School of Social Science.
Disaster Capitalism is a compelling documentary that goes inside Afghanistan, Haiti and Papua New Guinea to reveal the dark side of moneymakers and aid exploiters unafraid to make a killing from the misfortune of others. Best-selling journalist and author Antony Loewenstein joins award-winning filmmaker Thor Neureiter on a six-year journey through the world of shady miners, resilient locals, and secretive governments.You can watch the documentary trailer here: http://disastercapitalismfilm.com/trailer
Antony Loewenstein is an independent journalist who has written for the New York Times, BBC, the Guardian, the Nation, the Washington Post and many others. His latest book is Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe (Verso, 2016) and he’s the author of three best-selling books, My Israel Question, The Blogging Revolution and Profits of Doom: How Vulture Capitalism is Swallowing the World. He is co-editor of After Zionism and Left Turn and co-writer of For God’s Sake. His books have been translated, and his journalism has been a finalist in many global awards. He appears regularly on Al Jazeera English, the BBC and ABC Australia. He's currently working on a book about the global "war on drugs".
Professor Marc Williams is Associate Dean International and Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney. His current research focuses on environmental security in the Pacific; transnational civil society and the world trading system; the politics of sustainable consumption; the political economy of genetically modified food; and race and the international order.
When: 5-7pm, 10 May 2018
Where: UNSW Sydney, Mathews Theatre C | K-D23-303 (Map Reference)
Organiser Globalisation and Governance Research Network @ The Faculty of Arts & Science, UNSW Sydney
Organiser of G&G Research Network Film Screening: Disaster Capitalism
The Globalisation & Governance Research Network represents a coming together of UNSW colleagues who are interested in understanding the complex relationship between globalisation and governance.
Members are united by their interest in the following research questions:
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What kinds of new security, economic, political, social and environmental challenges and opportunities are presented by ‘globalisation’?
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How are these challenges and opportunities being mediated at the local, national, regional, international and global levels?
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How and to what extent are increasing levels of economic, political and social integration transforming existing modes of governance and our ideas of the centre and periphery?
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How do the ways in which we seek to govern globalisation reflect and impact on the nature and distribution of power and polarisation?
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Insofar as globalisation represents the most complex and multifaceted social process of the current era, the strength of our network derives from the interdisciplinary ways in which we consider these questions.
Our activities include regular research seminars, workshops and public lectures and events. We also provide a forum for the discussion of, and advocacy around, University and Government policies that shape the research environment in which we operate.
https://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/research/research-networks/globalisation-and-governance-research-network/
