The lecture will focus on the long history of capitalism in the 20th and 21st century and its relation with austerity and authoritarianism. Prof Mattei's latest book "The Capital Order" is a great read and would provide a good foundation for the talk. Attached are the three chapters that we highly recommend that you read if you are unable to read the entire book:

Intro to the book, intro to part I "war and crisis" and intro to part II "the meaning of austerity"
Chapter X: Austerity forever
Chapter 7: Austerity an Italian Story
Afterword