Inequality, Past and Present - A Roundtable Discussion of The Dawn of Everything

Engage in a thought-provoking roundtable discussion exploring the origins of inequality and challenging long-standing assumptions about human history. Delve into the groundbreaking ideas presented in "The Dawn of Everything" by David Graeber and David Wengrow, as a panel of distinguished speakers examines whether inequality has a definitive origin or if it's a societal choice rather than an inevitability. Listen to expert perspectives from various fields, including archaeology, classics, Near Eastern studies, history, and American studies, followed by a response from Professor David Wengrow and an open audience discussion. Gain insights into how reframing our understanding of inequality's history can impact our view of humanity's long-term development. This 2-hour video, hosted by the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University, features contributions from renowned scholars and acknowledges the ancestral lands of the Massachusett people on which the university stands.