Call for Papers Association of American Geographers Conference 2020
Denver, 6-10 April 2020 Paper Session A World of Rents! Interrogating Rentier Capitalism Organizers (alphabetical) Kean BIRCH (York University, Canada); Desiree FIELDS (University of California, Berkeley, USA); Kelly KAY (UCLA, USA); Sarah KNUTH (University of Durham, UK); Jathan SADOWSKI (University of Sydney, Australia); Renee TAPP (Harvard University, USA); Callum WARD (UCL, UK) Brief Outline Economic rents are usually characterized as a distortion of markets, a corruption of politics, or unearned (and undeserved) income; similar analytical and normative framings stretch across the political economic spectrum from right to left. Geographers are increasingly (re)engaging with the issue of rents, rent-seeking, and rentiership at different scales, in different places, and to different effects. While some focus on the emergence and development of new modes of rentier capitalism, others are more focused on mapping out the nitty-gritty, everyday practices entailed in the making of rents through the enclosure of assets. Across these different approaches is a common sense that, for those looking to extract value, a wide world of rents is beckoning - with all the problems it entails. See here for a longer CfP: https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.academia.edu%2F40408972%2FCall_for_Papers_Association_of_American_Ge&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=lXYmtKAijQQmMdGg%2FGn4MlhrKrJawVCNBwWRJNCuQ1U%3D&reserved=0 ographers_Conference_2020 Brief Questions We invite papers that address a number of pertinent questions (others also welcome!): 1. How are rentier relations manifesting within surveillance/digital/platform capitalism? 2. What models of rent-seeking and rentiership do we see emerging from the intersection of technology, real estate, land, and other interests? How are these rents being made? 3. How are (or are not) contemporary rentier relations connected to older forms of rent, rentiership, and rentier capitalism? 4. What political economies support the development of, and emerge from, this world of rents? 5. How are different social actors, regulations, and markets implicated in conflicts and contestations over redistributional rents? 6. How are rents and rent-seeking being positioned as matters of national, urban, and/or regional self-interest and economic strategy? Through what narratives and discursive devices are rent extraction being legitimated 7. In what ways has the increasing prevalence of rentiership been promoted or curbed by political struggle? 8. What difference does 'nature' and 'materiality' make to rent-seeking activities? Abstract Submission If you would like to participate in the session, please submit an abstract (250 words max) by 15 October 2019 to Jathan Sadowski (jathan.sadow...@sydney.edu.au) and Kean Birch (k...@yorku.ca). If you would like to participate in other ways (e.g. discussant) then please feel free to contact us as well. Please note: once you have submitted an abstract to us, you will also need to register AND submit an abstract on the AAG website. The AAG abstract deadline is 30 October 2019: https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fannualmeeting.aag.org%2FAAGAnnualMeeting%2FCall_for_Submissions%2FAAGAnnua&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=SJnj7nElBAzzRTt1JOW2B16Dka38FQNJqUvaSbtMVBE%3D&reserved=0 lMeeting/DeadlinesandSubmissions.aspx?hkey=4ee737d4-29c6-4971-bc08-b2b06e751 d71 Kean Birch Graduate Program Director, <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsts.gradstudies.yorku.ca%2F&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=mF4Ku1uvGC8Y9S3OlkmwoqWF8%2FDu3abIMhdpARnUAwA%3D&reserved=0> Science & Technology Studies Program Associate Professor, <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgeography.laps.yorku.ca%2F&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=o7hokAG1Pfh520Q9QEWdPZdCbTHszCwzo0%2BaX3CRHaw%3D&reserved=0> Department of Geography Co-Editor, <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandf.co.uk%2Fjournals%2Fcsac&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=Ib1hOiskdOLuy0Nl6PCpRnIJ3rMv90QTJ02GYrTNDuE%3D&reserved=0> Science as Culture Editorial Board Member, Science, Technology, <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fhome%2Fsth&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=hVcJbA6S%2FpN%2BSwAtg4XPx2ahfoFz2GShY%2Bu48Rq%2FKC4%3D&reserved=0> & Human Values Associate, <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmunkschool.utoronto.ca%2Fipl%2F&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=WhFsoJzmurVH%2FwvEgw5zr%2FIOXet0EM8JMUbUGXbdMm4%3D&reserved=0> Innovation Policy Lab, University of Toronto 4700 Keele Street York University Toronto Canada M3J 1P3 Tel.: (+1) 416-736-2100, ext. 30126 NEW ARTICLES Birch, K. (2019) Technoscience Rent: Toward a Theory of <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1177%2F0162243919829567&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=6ZGIRbwGKScVIKnX%2BBy6EmePWKn%2BZ3%2Bkk7RoQttGX38%3D&reserved=0> Rentiership for Technoscientific Capitalism, Science, Technology and Human Values [Open Access]. Birch, K. (2018) Review essay: What is the asset condition? <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fjournals%2Feuropean-journal-of-sociology-archi&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=Ywq0vq1eOBCLcSPzAylLOuqdU5UxsmLOnB%2B0tHUjaxg%3D&reserved=0 ves-europeennes-de-sociologie/article/what-is-the-asset-condition-f-muneisa- l-doganova-h-ortiz-a-pinastranger-f-paterson-a-bourgoin-v-ehrenstein-pa-juve n-d-pontille-b-saraclesavre-and-g-yon-capitalization-a-cultural-guide-paris- presses-des-mines-2017/D95DDD8D91718699E3486B1E67FE7845> , European Journal of Sociology 59(3): 500-506. Birch, K. (2017) Rethinking <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1177%2F0162243916661633&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=u8Rq%2FlfwfJJwiaCeMoDdPj4W63TchgdFSqlE7QAVEcQ%3D&reserved=0> value in the bio-economy: Finance, assetization and the management of value, Science, Technology and Human Values 42(3): 460-490 [Open Access]. NEW BOOKS Birch, K. (2019) Neoliberal Bio-economies? The Co-construction of Markets <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.palgrave.com%2Fus%2Fbook%2F9783319914237&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911768901&sdata=jc3s7tNyEuC1PGUuXU68unQx%2FToa55LC5ZzrMycuXUQ%3D&reserved=0> & Natures, Palgrave Macmillan. Birch, K. (2017) <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-elgar.com%2Fshop%2Fa-research-agenda-for-neoliberalism&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911778895&sdata=GwOrbdsqrNK2yUCn%2ByKEbvaZTjnj1WIeyl47NWplFMM%3D&reserved=0> A Research Agenda for Neoliberalism, Edward Elgar. Birch, K. et al. (2017) <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FBusiness-Society-Introduction-Richard-Wellen%2Fdp%2F17&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911778895&sdata=0%2Fr%2FZMyZyQBMauVznZ96%2BeaJC%2BVsN3p9rcVqEcGJ%2F7I%3D&reserved=0 83604484?ie=UTF8&keywords=kean%20birch&qid=1459974367&ref_=sr_1_5&sr=8-5> Business & Society: A Critical Introduction, Zed Books. Springer, S., Birch, K. and MacLeavy (eds) (2016) <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2Fproducts%2F9781138844001&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911778895&sdata=UVyR8dWab3KIAxV5wr%2FFJwFoiBthE%2FUnUiyJrRU8DGk%3D&reserved=0> The Handbook of Neoliberalism, Routledge. Birch, K. (2016) <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2Fproducts%2F9781138807617&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911778895&sdata=JuxyATQqDRmhkPMmYCyZ%2BdoovkJOzomfxOQiLLWyNn0%3D&reserved=0> Innovation, Regional Development & the Life Sciences, Routledge. Birch, K. (2015) <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zero-books.net%2Fbooks%2Fwe-have-never-been-neoliberalC%3A%2FUsers%2Fesous&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Cfb13acc8bcf848a274de08d74101b5b3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637049347911778895&sdata=tD9Sv6GvIyNBFTFRslnttLJLEaYN4addSUcerszo4I0%3D&reserved=0 er/Documents/Admin> We Have Never Been Neoliberal, Zer0 Books. 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