Of Land and Labour. Agrarian Capitalism in the Modern World

09.00

Introductory Remarks

Of Land and Labour

Agrarian Capitalism in the Modern World Day 1: September 25, 2025

Jean Veloso, Sagnik Bhattacharya

09.10 – 10.40 Credit, Capital, and Slavery Chair: Sagnik Bhattacharya

Financial Policies in the Crisis of Slavery: Banking System and Conservative Transition in Brazil (1870-1892)

Iago Frizzarin Dotti (University of São Paulo)

Land, Labor and Credit: Slavery Geographies of Accumulation in Brazil, 1850-1890

Jean Lucas Ramos Veloso (University of Bern) Discussant: Prof Dr Christof Dejung

10.40 – 11.10 Coffee Break
11.10 – 12.40 Capitalism and the Indigenous

Chair: M.A. Georgina Sánchez Celaya
Social Justice Dilemma in Indonesia: Indigenous Struggles against State Capitalism in Agrarian Conflict

Anggy Wira Pambudi (Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang)

Rooting for a Discourse: Agrarian Capitalism, Indigeneity, and the British Empire

Sagnik Bhattacharya (University of Bern)

Discussant: Prof Dr Christian Büschges

12.40 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 15.30 Capital and Commodities Chair: Rea Vogt

Of Contract, Leases and Commodity Production: Agrarian Capitalism in the North-Eastern Frontier of British India

Neellohit Roy (Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati)

The Global Dependencies and Entanglements of the Sugar Industry in the Argentine Province Jujuy from 1880 to 1946

Dominik Gall (University of Bremen) Discussant: Dr Upal Chakrabarti

16.30 Keynote Lecture

‘Productive’ Matter: Chemistry and Agriculture in British India

Dr Upal Chakrabarti, Associate Professor, Presidency University, India

18.30 Dinner

09.00 – 10.30 Capital and Agriculture

Chair: Jean Veloso

Day 2: September 26, 2025

Hurry Up! We Must Cultivate these Islands: The Transformation of the Agrarian System in the Mariana Islands during the XIX-XX Century and the Effect on the Vision of the Other
Enric Castillo i Hidalgo (Pompeu Fabra University)

Reshaping Frontiers of Agrarian Capitalism: Biotechnologies and the Transgenic Crops in Argentina

Josué Garcia Veiga (Bielefeld University)

Discussant: Dr Juri Auderset

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 – 11.45 Gender and Land Access Chair: Philipp Horn

Masculinity and Access to Land in Burundi: The Role of Culture and Colonialism in Burundi

Prosper Turimubumwe (University of Burundi) (online) Discussant: Dr Melina Teubner
11.45 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.30 Round-table Discussion & Wrap-Up