> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Cliff DuRand <cdurand@JEWEL.MORGAN.EDU> > CALL FOR PAPERS; AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE: > > 13th CONFERENCE OF NORTH AMERICAN AND CUBAN > PHILOSOPHERS AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS > Havana, Cuba, June 13-27/29, 2001 > > North American philosophers and social scientists are invited > to participate along with Cuban counterparts in this annual event > in Havana, Cuba. In past years as many as 75 North Americans > have joined with 140 Cubans for a week of discussions, followed > by another week of visits to various organizations and sites > of interest. The 13th conference will take place at the University > of > Havana from June 18-22. > > CALL FOR PAPERS: Commissions are being organized in the following > thematic areas: > * IDEOLOGY OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION > * POLITICAL SYSTEMS, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE > * CIVIL SOCIETY IN SOCIALISM > * WORKER PARTICIPATION > * FEMINISM, WOMEN AND FAMILY > * NATIONAL IDENTITY > * CLASS, RACE, AND SEXUALITY > * EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY > * ETHICS AND VALUES (Environmental Ethics, Ethics of Development, > Bio-Ethics, Ethics of the Death Penalty, etc.) > * PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE > * EDUCATION AND SOCIETY > * LITERATURE & POPULAR CULTURE (including Cultures of Resistence) > * ANTHROPOLOGY > * SOCIAL COMMUNICATION (e.g. mass media & > the new technology of communication) > * CONTEMPORARY CURRENTS IN PHILOSOPHY & THE SOCIAL SCIENCES > * SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ECOLOGY > * NEO-LIBERALISM AND GLOBALIZATION > * ANALYSIS OF CAPITALISM > * MODELS OF SOCIALISM (Markets, Cooperatives, etc.) > * SOCIAL POLICY(Health, Education, Welfare) > * POLITICAL ECONOMIC THEORY > * REVOLUTIONARY THINKERS AND MOVEMENTS > * U.S. RELATIONS WITH CUBA & LATIN AMERICA. > > We are looking for papers, commentators, and Commission organizers > in these and other areas. > > Papers should be no more than 8 pages long so as to maximize > discussion time at the conference. Commission proposals and > paper abstracts are due April 2, 2001 with completed papers due > May 1. As opportunities for oral presentation are limited, priority > consideration will be given early applicants. > > STUDENT COMMISSION: Undergraduate students are invited to participate > in a special dialogue with Cuban students. > > OPTIONS: In addition to the conference, some of the special > activities being planned include: > * SEMINAR ON THE HISTORY OF CUBAN THOUGHT > * WORKSHOP ON THE NEW POLITICAL SCIENCE IN CUBA > * AFRICAN DERIVED TRADITIONS IN CUBA > * visit to a SUGAR MILL and an AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE > * 4 day trip to SANTIAGO DE CUBA focusing on > the culture of the region > > COST: Approximately $1100 for a basic 14 day stay in Havana, > all group activities included from departure to return. There > will be some added cost for additional days and for options. > Some scholarship assistance may be available for those with > limited means. > > DEADLINES: > April 2, 2001: abstracts for papers & > proposals for commissions (1-2 pages) > May 1, 2001: completed papers (8 pages max.) > May 1, 2001: completed application > > For additional information or to request application materials, > write Cliff DuRand, 1443 Gorsuch Ave., Baltimore MD 21218 > phone 410-243-3118, FAX 410-235-5325 > e-mail: <cdurand@jewel.morgan.edu> > OR <cliffdurand@stargate.net> > ************************ > > APPLICATION: > 13th CONFERENCE OF NORTH AMERICAN AND CUBAN > PHILOSOPHERS AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS > June 13-27/29, 2001 > > > Name___________________________________________________ > > > Home address__________________________________________________ > > > city_________________________ state_______ zip____________ > > > Work address______________________________________________________ > > > > city__________________________ state_______ zip_____________ > > > home phone______________work phone_________________ > > FAX______________________ > > > e-mail__________________________________________ > > > Passport number___________________ place of issue___________ > > expiration date____________________ citizenship_____________ > > birth date_________________ birthplace_____________________ > > marital status_____ > > Academic status: faculty ____ graduate student ____ > > undergraduate ____ other: ____________________ > > academic department______________________________________ > > > Highest academic degree (institution and date) and area of study > > > List major articles & books published > > > Do you know Spanish? If 'yes' check level for reading & speaking: > beginning ____ intermediate ____ advanced ____ > > Have you visited Cuba before?If 'yes' state when & for how long. > > If you are applying with another person, list name here: > > Give the name (address and phone number) of one reference who > can > recommend you and who is known to one of the sponsoring > organizations. > > > ___I want to attend as a discussant. > ___I intend to submit the following paper for the conference > > > Give title:__________________________________________________ > > > For further information contact Cliff DuRand, Cuba Conference > Coordinator at 410-243-3118, FAX 410-235-5325, > e-mail: <cdurand@jewel.morgan.edu> > <cliffdurand@stargate.net> > > Complete this application and send with photograph and $30 non- > refundable application fee ($15 low income) payable to Cuba > Conference. Mail to: > > Cuba Conference > 1443 Gorsuch Ave., Baltimore MD 21218 > > > > Venceremos, > Cliff > > Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Morgan State University > Profesor Invitado, Universidad de la Habana
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