http://www.marxismandtheworldstage.org
The deadline for proposal
submissions is 15 September 2003
Purpose
The editors of RETHINKING
MARXISM announce "Marxism and the World Stage,"
the fifth in its series of international Gala celebrations
of the Marxian tradition. Marxism continues to inspire
rich and diverse analyses and politics across the
globe. Within academia, Marxism provokes new critical
insights and excites passion in political economy,
philosophy, anthropology, geography, biology, literature,
languages, sociology, cultural studies, art, and many
other discourses. Beyond the academy, Marxism resonates
among those the world over who are resisting oppression
in its myriad forms; it provides a theoretical grounding
for projects that seek social liberation and justice,
international solidarity, and ecological sanity.
Despite a century of effort by its opponents (and
even by some advocates), Marxism continues to resist
containment be it geographic, intellectual or political.
Banished from one quarter, banned from another, Marxism
soon emerges and flourishes in many more. And at a
time of deepening international flows and exchanges
of capital, commodities, weapons, persons, ideas and
aspirations Marxism is proving its vitality and power
as a unifying ground for those seeking a just and
sustainable world.
The prior four gala celebrations, each attended by
over a thousand people from across the globe, brought
together a variety of Marxian and other liberation
communities to discuss, debate, and strategize about
diverse theoretical and political concerns:
- In 1989, "Marxism
Now: Traditions and Difference" created a forum
where new, heterogeneous directions in Marxism and
the Left could be debated after the breakup of orthodoxy.
- In 1992, "Marxism
in the New World Order: Crises and Possibilities"
confronted directly the challenges--theoretical,
organizational, and spiritual--which faced the Left
and Marxism as the new millennium neared.
- In 1996, "Politics
and Languages of Contemporary Marxism" continued
the dialogue to open creative new spaces for political,
cultural and scholarly interventions in the face
of global restructuring of social relations.
- In 2000, "Marxism
2000: the party's not over" marked the new
millennium by reflecting on the many Marxisms that
have shaped the last 150 years while also articulating
new visions and analyses to move Marxism's future
forward.
Like the previous four Galas,
"Marxism and the World Stage" promises to
register the heterogeneous work, achievements, shortcomings
and failures of this tradition, and to promote lively
interchange and debate among these who draw on Marx
in their contemporary theoretical, practical and expressive
practices. In keeping with the spirit of RETHINKING
MARXISM, the conference will feature the exchange
of academic and political analysis while providing
a venue for installation and performance art. The
goal is to nurture the critical yet utopian spirit
of Marxism while stimulating the senses and provoking
the mind. The editors of RETHINKING MARXISM invite
you to join with us in this examination and celebration
of this extraordinary tradition.
Structure
The conference will be held
over four days, beginning on Thursday 6 November 2003
and ending on Sunday 9 November 2003. In addition
to three plenary sessions and performance art, there
will be concurrent panels and art/cultural events.
We invite the submission of pre-organized sessions
that follow traditional or non-traditional formats
(such as workshops, roundtables, and dialogue among
and between presenters and audience). We encourage
those working in areas that intersect with Marxism,
such as feminism, political economy, cultural and
literary studies, queer theory, working class and
labor studies, postcolonial studies, geography and
urban studies, social and natural sciences, philosophy,
and around the issues of class, race, ethnicity, gender,
sexuality, and disability, to submit paper and panel
proposals. We welcome video, poetry, performance,
and all other modes of presentation. Indeed, we encourage
paper or panel submissions from those working on any
and all subjects of interest for a world without exploitation
and oppression.
Concurrent with the conference, artists Susan Jahoda
and Grady Gerbracht will curate an exhibition of works
that address and visually articulate the general themes
of the conference. A catalog accompanying the exhibition
will include documentation of the works, information
about the artists, and essays contextualizing the
projects. Each registrant will receive a complimentary
copy of the exhibition catalog with his or her registration
materials.
Submission of Proposals and
Conference Registration
Please visit the website for
more information
http://www.marxismandtheworldstage.org
To pre register for the conference,
or to submit a proposal, please mail all fees and
submissions to:
Professor Stephen Cullenberg
Marxism and the World Stage
Department of Economics
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521 USA
Proposals for papers should
include:
- Paper title
- Presenter's name and
contact information (mail, email, phone, fax)
- Brief (no more than 200
words) abstract
Proposals for panels should
include:
- Panel title
- Name, contact information,
and paper title for each presenter
- Brief (no more than 200
words) abstract explaining the panel's focus
- Names and contact information
for any discussant(s) or respondent(s)
- Title, contact, and address
for any sponsoring organization or journal
The appropriate registration
fee must accompany all proposal submissions. UNFORTUNATELY,
ANY SUBMITTED PROPOSAL NOT ACCOMPANIED BY THE APPROPRIATE
PREREGISTRATION FEE CANNOT BE CONSIDERED. Proposals,
which are not accepted, will have their preregistration
fees returned in full.
Pre-Registration Rates:
- Full Regular Rate $80 (at Conference $90)
- Full Low-Income Rate $30 (at Conference $35)
- Two-day Regular Rate $60 (at Conference $70)
- Two-day Low-Income Rate $20 (at Conference $25)
- One-day Regular Rate $40 (at Conference $50)
- One-day Low Income Rate $10 (at Conference $15)
The deadline for proposal submissions is 15 September
2003.
Logistics
Please visit the website for more information about
lodging, childcare, driving directions, dining options,
etc.
http://www.marxismandtheworldstage.org
Publications and Subscriptions
Selected papers, poems, and other forms of presentation
from the conference will be published in RETHINKING
MARXISM and/or in a separate edited volume of contributions.
A special introductory conference rate to Rethinking
Marxism will be available to conference participants.
Please visit the website for more information
http://www.marxismandtheworldstage.org
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February 13, 2003.
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