The political consumer. Consumer Boycotts in Europe in the 20th Century
Frank Trentmann (London) Simon Stevens (Florence) and Jakob Skovgaard (Copenhagen) will in this workshop discuss topics of political consumerism with students and interested scholars from history, sociology, political science and African Studies, from the University of Copenhagen and beyond.
All are welcome.
Programme
13:00 - 13:15 Welcome and Introduction
13:15 - 14:15 Consumer Boycotts in History: Changing Political Aims and Horizons
Frank Trentmann, Professor of History, Birkbeck College, University of
London
14:15 - 15:00 Boycotting South African Goods: Political Consumerism in Britain and
South Africa, 1953-1963
Simon Stevens, International Historian. Postdoctoral Fellow,
@MaxWeberProgram, EUI, Florence
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:15 No Fuel for Apartheid: Lessons from the Shell Boycott
Jakob Skovgaard, PhD fellow, Department of English Germanic and
Romance Studies, University of Copenhagen
16:15 - 16:45 Final discussion
16:45 - 17:00 Concluding remarks
The workshop is open to all.
For participation, please contact Detlef Siegfried or Jakob Skovgaard