Book Launch: Slavery and Capitalism, 6 December | Event in Ottawa | AllEvents

Book Launch: Slavery and Capitalism

École d'innovation sociale Élisabeth-Bruyère Social Innovation School

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Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm

223 Main Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K1S 1C4

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Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm (EST)

223 Main Street, Ontario K1S 1C4

201 Rue Main, Ottawa, ON K1S, Canada

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Book Launch: Slavery and Capitalism
Join us at the Atelier for the book launch on December 6th (7–8PM)
David McNally – Slavery and Capitalism (Verso Books)

Slavery and Capitalism offers the first systematic Marxist account of the capitalist character of Atlantic slavery. Drawing on colonial travel writing, planter records, and slave narratives, McNally argues that enslaved labor in plantation economies functioned as capitalist commodity production.

Bringing together history, political economy, and radical abolitionism, the book reframes enslaved people as part of a modern working class, foregrounding their struggles for freedom not as isolated acts of resistance but as labor conflicts over production and reproduction - fundamental to understanding racial capitalism.

📍 Atelier Mauril-Bélanger, 95 Clegg St., Ottawa
📅 Saturday, December 6, 2025 – 7PM to 8PM
🎤 Hosted by Adrian Harewood (Carleton University)

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Joignez-vous à nous à l’Atelier pour un lancement de livre le 6 décembre (19h–20h)
David McNally – Slavery and Capitalism (Verso Books)

Slavery and Capitalism propose la première analyse marxiste systématique du caractère capitaliste de l’esclavage atlantique. À partir de récits de voyage coloniaux, de registres de planteurs et de témoignages d’esclaves, McNally démontre que le travail forcé dans les plantations relevait d’une véritable production capitaliste de marchandises.

En articulant histoire, économie politique et abolitionnisme radical, l’ouvrage montre que les personnes réduites en esclavage formaient une classe ouvrière moderne, et revalorise leurs luttes pour la liberté comme de véritables conflits du travail—essentiels pour comprendre les racines du capitalisme racial.

📍 Atelier d’innovation sociale, 95 rue Clegg, Ottawa
📅 Samedi 6 décembre 2025 – 19h à 20h
🎤 Animé par Adrian Harewood (Université Carleton)


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Book Launch: Slavery and Capitalism, 6 December | Event in Ottawa | AllEvents
Book Launch: Slavery and Capitalism
Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm