Don Kalb
An anthropologist and author of the book Value and Worthlessness; known for Marxist-informed ethnographic work on value, devaluation, and post-socialist labor and politics.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 59min
Hidden Histories: Use Value and Theories from the East
Don Kalb, an anthropologist and author of Value and Worthlessness, explores hidden histories and relational use values. He discusses how use, exchange, and surplus values shape housing, education, and indebtedness. He traces post‑socialist transformations and the emotional effects of devaluation. He also considers why rightward politics can arise where left structures collapse.
