Timothy Mitchell

Timothy Mitchell is a political theorist specializing in the modern Arab world, the history of energy, and political economy of capitalism. He is Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University and chair of the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies. His previous books include Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil (2011), Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity (2002), and Colonising Egypt (1991).

Timothy Mitchell discussed his new book, The Alibi of Capital, followed by a book signing in partnership with Another Story Bookshop: https://www.utscenvironment.ca/events/an-evening-with-timothy-mitchell