November 7, 2008
8-9 a.m. Registration and Refreshments
9-9:15 Welcome
John C. Van Horne, Director, Library Company of Philadelphia
Opening Remarks:
Cathy Matson, University of Delaware and PEAES Director
9:15-10:45
SESSION I: Moral Dimensions of the Commercial Atlantic
Kristen Block, Florida Atlantic University
“Cultivating Inner and Outer Plantations: Profit, Industry, and Slavery in Early Quaker Migration to the New World”
Holly Snyder, Brown University
“’Under the Shade of Your Wings’: Religiosity and Eighteenth-Century Jewish Merchants”
Comment: April Hatfield, Texas A&M University
10:45-11:15 a.m. Coffee Break
11:15-12:45 p.m.
SESSION II: Ethical and Religious Dimensions of the Early North American Economy
Kate Carté Engel, Texas A&M University
“’To Run a Store on His Own Account’: The Creation of Economic Individualism in the Moravian Mid-Atlantic”
Jason Opal, Colby College
“The Moral Economy of Competition in Early National New England”
Comment: Rose Beiler, University of Central Florida
12:45-2 p.m. Lunch on your own
2:00-3:30 p.m.
SESSION III: Religious and Moral Contexts of Political Economy
Mark Valeri, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond
“William Petty in Boston: Political Economy, Religion, and Money in Provincial New England”
Jose Torre, State University of New York, Brockport
“Political Economy and Moral Philosophy in the Anglo-American World, 1720-1820”
Comment: Margaret Newell, Ohio State University
3:30-4 p.m. Coffee Break
4-5:30 p.m.
SESSION IV: Reflections and Extending the Discussion
Christopher Clark, University of Connecticut
“A Wealth of Notions: Interpreting Economy and Morality in Early America”
Audience discussion
5:30-6:30 p.m. Reception
This conference is free and open to everyone interested in the topic. Please let us know if you will be attending by registering electronically.
Seventh Annual Conference of the
Program in Early American Economy and Society
For more information contact Cathy Matson, PEAES Director at cmatson@udel.edu
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