Saturday, May 15, 2021

Globalization Capitalist Development, Robots and the Caribbean

Dorith Grant-Wisdom, Marilyn Grell-Brisk, Hilbourne Watson, and myself are speaking together on a  panel at the Caribbean Studies Association. The title of the panel is "Globalization Capitalist Development, Robots and the Caribbean". It will be held on May 31 from 1:30 to 2:50 PM EST.

PANEL ABSTRACT: An internationalist theory of history that does not objectify geographical determinism at the expense of history is necessary for studying Caribbean development: history and geography form a spatio-temporal dialectical unity. When we subsume history under geography we run the risk of “rendering history emptiable” and privileging difference to the detriment of commensurability. Uneven development worsens with capitalist globalization propelled by robots, artificial intelligence (AI) and communications and information technology (CIT). The robot revolution is intended to counteract the tendency of the falling rate of profit that mirrors the “overaccumulation of capital”. The accumulation of wealth at the top coincides with increasing numbers of workers competing with robots for employments, a contradictory process that extends to hegemony and global geopolitics. The paper will address issues in Caribbean development around neoliberal globalization and automation, mindful that the future remains to be made.

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