This is a commentary on articles by Oliver Cussen, Tyson Leuchter, Elizabeth Heath and Thomas Dodman, all of whom were University of Chicago PhD students in the 2000s or the 2010s. The articles partake of the currently rising general interest in the history of capitalism, but all examine capitalism less as an economic system than as a mode of life that generates and must be understood through cultural forms. I argue that all four of these contributions can be interpreted as either arguing directly or implying that behind the overt activities and rhythms of capitalist socio-cultural life one can find deeper and more abstract capitalist processes that usually escape the notice of but help to form the consciousness of the social actors.
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