Hi folks: I thought I sent this to the list already but I never got it from PEN-L, so here it is -- again? FYI. Blair >********************************** >Rethinking Marxism Presents Its Third International Gala Conference: > > > "POLITICS AND LANGUAGES OF CONTEMPORARY MARXISM" > December 5-8, 1996 > University of Massachusetts, Amherst > > >Full logistical information and preliminary schedule can be found at our >web site: http://www.nd.edu/~plofmarx > >For further information: >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >tel: 413-545-6361 > > >"Politics and Languages of Contemporary Marxism," the third in Rethinking >Marxism's series of international conferences, will continue its commitment >to present a working forum open to all traditions within Marxism and the >left. The conference will include more than 180 panel discussions, workshops, >films, videos, and other forms of artistic presentation. > > >PLENARY SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS > >I. Thursday, December 5, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. > Opening Plenary: "Knowledge, Science, Marxism" > >Chair: Richard Wolff, University of Massachusetts, Amherst > >Presenters: >Jack Amariglio, Merrimack College >Sandra Harding, University of California, Los Angeles >Vandana Shiva, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and > Natural Resources, Delhi, India > > >II. Friday, December 6, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. > "Class and Race: A Dialogue" > >Chair: Antonio Callari, Franklin and Marshall College > >Presenters: >Etienne Balibar, University of Paris, X >Cornel West, Harvard University > >III. Saturday, December 7, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. > "Locations of Power" > >Chair: Andrew Parker, Amherst College > >Presenters: >Wendy Brown, University of California, Santa Cruz >Judith Butler, University of California, Berkeley >Wahneema Lubiano, Duke University > >IV. Sunday, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. > Closing Plenary: "Postmodern Socialism(s) and the Zapatista Struggle" > >Chair: Carmen Diana Deere, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, > >Presenters: >Roger Burbach, Center for the Study of the Americas (CENSA) >Arturo Escobar, University of Massachusetts, Amherst >Fernanda Navarro, University of Michoacan, Mexico > > >THE 180 PANEL TOPICS INCLUDE OVER 500 PEOPLE PRESENTING WORK ON THE >FOLLOWING PARTIAL LIST OF TOPICS . . . > >C.L.R. James Class and Mental Health >Hegemony Today Performative Activism >New Development Paradigms Postmodernism >Derrida on Marx Communism >Utopian Marxism Identity Politics and Political Subjects > >Globalization Black Marxism >Postcolonial Theory Failure of Praxis >The Labor Movement Television, News and Ideology >Althusser after Althusser Multiculturalism and the University >Marxism and Pedagogy Theoretical Concepts of Marxism >Value Theory Green Visions of Radical Community >Identity Politics Feminist Work in Global Politics >Queer Theory Organizing for African American Equality > > > >PERFORMANCE/FILM/VIDEOS > >Performance by Robbie McCauley, Friday, December 6, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. > >"Struggles in Steel: A Story of African American Steelworkers", a showing >and discussion led by producers Tony Buba and Ray Henderson, Friday, >December 6, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. > >"Television Economies:" films and videos curated by Walid Ra'ad, shown >throughout conference. > >************************************************************************** >PRE-REGISTRATION FORM: PRINT OUT AND MAIL TO THE ADDRESS BELOW > > > >___________________________________________________________ >Name > >_____________________________________________________________ >Address > >_____________________________________________________________ >City State Zip/Postal Code > >_____________________________________________________________ >Country > >______________________________________________________________ >E-mail Telephone > >Please check the days for which you are registering [Thurs 1 p.m.-Sun 1 p.m.]: > >___ Thursday ___Friday ___Saturday ___Sunday > >Checks in U.S. dollars should be made payable to AESA > >Conference Pre-registration > >____ Full $50 >____ Full, Low Income $30 >____ Two Days $40 >____ Two Days, Low Income $25 >____ One Day $25 >____ One Day, Low Income $15 > >____ Total > > >PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 23 > >Please send completed form and check to: > Rob Garnett, Registrar > Department of Economics > Texas Christian University > Fort Worth, TX 76129 > > >CHILD-CARE >To obtain information on available subsidies and on providers, >call (413-545-6361) or send e-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). >All requests for subsidies must be received by November 23. > > >SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTION OFFER FOR RETHINKING MARXISM > >Guilford Publications, Inc. is happy to offer special Rethinking >MARXISM subscription rates to conference registrants. Conference >registrants can request a new (does not apply to renewals) subscription >at the special low rates listed below: > >Subscription for Rethinking MARXISM > >____ Regular (inside U.S.) $20 >____ Low Income $15 > >Shipping for non-U.S. subscriptions >____ Surface $5 >____ Air $ 15 > > > >*********************************************** >Stephen Cullenberg office: (909) 787-5037, ext. 1573 >Department of Economics fax: (909) 787-5685 >University of California [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Riverside, CA 92521 > Blair Sandler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
