Marxism and the World Stage CFP

From: Stephen Cullenberg (stephen.cullenberg@UCR.EDU)
Date: Tue Sep 09 2003 - 21:08:24 EDT 



JOIN WITH Michael Hardt * Antonio Negri * Slavoj Zizek *
Saskia

Sassen * Leo Panitch * Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak * Jim Crotty *

Richard Wolff * Eiman Zein-Elabdin * Amitava Kumar * Okwui Enwezor
*

Susan Jahoda * Stephen Resnick * Julie Graham * Stephen Cullenberg
*

Jack Amariglio * S. Charusheela * David Ruccio * Grady Gerbracht *

Harriet Fraad * Ken Surin * Antonio Callari * John Roche * George

DeMartino * Enid Arvidson * Lauren Langman * Randy Martin * Andrew

Parker * Joan Roelofs * Victor Lippit * Richard Lichtman * Joel
Kovel

* Paul Burkett * Barbara Foley * Susan Buck-Morss * Norman Levine *

Juergen Rojahn * Frieder Otto Wolff * Robert Albritton * Shannon
Bell

* David Kotz * Marjorie Griffin Cohen * Joseph Buttigieg * Marcus

Green * Robert Pollin * Jerry Epstein * Paresh Chattopadhyay *
David

Norman Smith * Richard Ohmann * Satyananda Gabriel * Kevin Anderson
*

Kristin Ross * Susanne Soederberg * Viviana Patroni * Anastasia

Nesvetailova * Karyn Ball * Susan Feiner * Victor Wallis and many

others at


Rethinking Marxism's 5th International Gala Conference


"MARXISM AND THE WORLD STAGE"

6-9 NOVEMBER 2003

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST


http://www.marxismandtheworldstage.org




ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS


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 & CONTENT

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.


Plenary sessions include:

Manufacturing Empire

Whither Global Capitalism?

Postcolonialism Post-9/11




ART EXHIBITION: GLOBAL PRIORITY

Please visit the website for a complete list of participating
artists

http://www.marxismandtheworldstage.org

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 & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

The deadline for proposal submissions is 15 September 2003


Please visit the website for a printable registration form and

printable proposal guidelines

http://www.marxismandtheworldstage.org


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.


To preregister 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 & 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 of
US$34

is being offered to conference participants, new subscribers only.
A

flyer and order form will be available at the conference.




VENDORS & ADVERTISEMENTS

Please visit the website for more information

http://www.marxismandtheworldstage.org











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