In this episode of the History Workshop podcast, Rebecca Spang looks back to the era of the French Revolution to explore the power dynamics of decentralized currencies.
Tag: poverty
Event: ‘The Money Of The Poor: Financial Inclusion In Historical Perspective’ with Rebecca Spang
Rebecca Spang will use her work on the birth of modern money, and modern politics, during the time of the French Revolution, to talk about contemporary monetary innovations like cryptocurrencies and recent policy attempts at addressing inequality.
Jennings’ Buildings and Grenfell Tower: Housing the Poor in Kensington, Then and Now
Jennifer Davis finds historical precedent for the tragedy at Grenfell Tower in Victorian era Kensington’s Jennings’ Buildings.
