LEAFLETS Seminar Series
LEAFLETS is the seminar series for FIVE LEAF Institute for Law and Aesthetics where we examine key topics, issues, and methodologies in aesthetics.
For each seminar we are inviting leading experts to address the theme, as well as a commentator to reflect on the discussion. The seminars will be published in the LEAFLETS volumes on key topics in law and aesthetics, available from next year.
The FIVE LEAF Institute for Law and Aesthetics is proud to launch LEAFLETS, its seminar series in law and aesthetics, with:
Finance Aesthetics
- Date: Monday 11 May 2026
- Time: 6pm-7.30pm followed by refreshments
- Venue: Centre for Commercial Law Studies. 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JB
Overview
Join us for a very special discussion on the relation between law and aesthetics, through the aesthetic properties and experiences in finance and capital. In this seminar, we will explore the distinct insights that arise in approaching the cultural economy and financial dynamics through the lens of aesthetic experiences and objects.
The Speakers
Dr Emily Rosamond is Senior Lecturer in Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she also serves as Head of Visual Cultures. Her research explores the implications of financialization and metrification for online identity and selfhood. Emily’s recent writings have explored volatility in finance, art, and culture; character in social impact investing; and YouTube personalities as platform infrastructure, among other topics. Emily is also Editor of Finance and Society and an Advisory Board member of Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory.
Dr Amin Samman is Reader in International Political Economy at City St George’s, University of London. Amin’s research explores the temporal, historical, and existential aspects of contemporary capitalism, with an emphasis on how these relate to the workings of money, debt, and finance. Amin is also co-founded and Editor-in-Chief of Finance and Society, as well as co-founder and Director of the Finance and Society Network.
Dr Kamala Dawar (Discussant) is Director of International Trade and Economic Law at the CCLS, School of Law. Kamala specialises in global economic governance, with a focus on international trade and sustainable development.
The discussion will be chaired by Professor Johanna Gibson, Director of the FIVE LEAF Institute for Law and Aesthetics, and Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London.