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> RETHINKING MARXISM announces its fourth
> International Gala Conference
>
> MARXISM 2000
>
> 21-24 September (Thursday-Sunday) 2000
> University of Massachusetts at Amherst
>
>
>
> JOIN WITH Robert Albritton, Jack Amariglio, Giovanni Arrighi, Enid
> Arvidson, Margot Backus, Drucilla Barker, Ursula Biemann, Carole
> Biewener, Shannon Bell, John Beverley, Jacques Bidet, Roland Boer,
> Derek Boothman, Paul Burkett, Joseph Buttigieg, Antonio Callari, John
> Cammett, S. Charusheela, Stephen Cullenberg, Jamie Owen Daniel,
> Angela Davis, Mike Davis, Michael Denning, Gerard Dumenil, Gregory
> Elliot, Daniel Faber, Susan Feiner, Barbara Foley, Benedetto Fontana,
> John Foster, Harriet Fraad, Carl Freedman, Rob Garnett, Norman Geras,
> Katherine Gibson, Martha Gimenez, Jill Godmilow, Julie Graham,
> Michael Hardt, Barbara Harlow, David Harvey, Inez Hedges, Rosemary
> Hennessy, Peter Hitchcock, Noel Ignatiev, Susan Jahoda, Miranda
> Joseph, Arjo Klamer, Joel Kovel, Amitava Kumar, Lauren Langman, Neil
> Larsen, Paul LeBlanc, Richard Levins, Dominique Levy, Richard
> Lichtman, David Lloyd, Fred Lonidier, Domenico Losurdo, Lisa Lowe,
> Manning Marable, Julian Markels, Randy Martin, David McNally, William
> Milberg, Warren Montag, Kenneth Mostern, Meera Nanda, Richard Ohmann,
> Bertell Ollman, Andrew Parker, Cindy Patton, Robert Pollin, Vijay
> Prashad, Walid Raad, Paula Rabinowitz, R. Radkrishnana, Stephen
> Resnick, John Roche, Frank Rosengarten, David Ruccio, Hasana Sharp,
> David Shumway, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Kenneth Surin, Darko
> Suvin, Victor Wallis, Evan Watkins, John Weeks, Richard Wolff, Howard
> Zinn and many others in celebrating the richness of contemporary
> Marxism and other liberation communities.
>
> Plenary sessions include:
> (Re)Claiming Utopia with Norman Geras, JK Gibson-Graham, and Lisa Lowe;
> Global (Dis)Orders with David Harvey, David Ruccio, and Gayatri Spivak;
> (Re)Turns to Class with Angela Davis and Mike Davis.
>
> Film and Video sessions with showings and discussions with film
> makers, including: Ursula Biemann, Jill Godmilow, Amitava Kumar, and
> Walid Raad.
>
> There will also be a performance of Howard Zinn's nationally
> acclaimed play, Marx in Soho, with Brian Jones.
>
>
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS AND SESSION PROPOSALS
> (Extended deadline for proposal submission is 15 July 2000)
>
> PURPOSE: The editors of RETHINKING MARXISM announce the fourth in its
> series of international Gala conferences that aim to celebrate the
> richness of contemporary Marxism in all its varieties. The prior
> three conferences, each attended by well over one thousand persons
> 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.
>
> With the new millennium upon us, the editors of RETHINKING MARXISM
> intend "Marxism 2000" to explore and engender fresh insights and
> hopes, struggles and pleasures, and to (re)claim utopian visions for
> just and humane global alternatives. As Marxism's long first century
> draws to a close, we may reflect back on its many successes and
> unfortunate failures. The history of Marxism has certainly been
> contradictory, and we can learn from and embrace the insights of the
> many Marxisms that have profoundly shaped the last 150 years. Today,
> as a new millennium dawns, familiar specters have now dematerialized
> and capital is becoming increasingly global. New visions and analyses
> beg for articulation. As we enter Marxism's next century, the Left
> once again faces tremendous challenges and exciting opportunities. It
> is time to take stock and move Marxism's future forward.
>
>
> STRUCTURE: 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.
>
> The conference will be held over four days, beginning on Thursday 21
> September and ending on Sunday 24 September. In addition to three
> plenary sessions and a performance, there will be concurrent panels
> and art/cultural events, tentatively scheduled as follows:
>
> Thursday, September 21
>
> 11 am: Registration Desk Opens
> 1 pm: Concurrent Sessions
> 5 pm: Dinner (in local restaurants)
> 7:30 pm: Plenary Session -- (Re)Claiming Utopia
> 9:30 pm: Cash Bar and Music
>
>
> Friday, September 22
>
> 9:30 am: Concurrent Sessions
> 11:30 am: Lunch (in local restaurants)
> 1 pm: Concurrent Sessions
> 3:30 pm: Plenary Session -- Global (Dis)Orders
> 5:30 pm: Dinner (in local restaurants)
> 8 pm: Theatrical Performance of Howard Zinn's "Marx in Soho"
> 10 pm: Cash Bar and Music
>
>
> Saturday, September 23
>
> 9:30 am: Concurrent Sessions
> 11:30 am: Lunch (in local restaurants)
> 1 pm: Concurrent Sessions
> 5 pm: Dinner (in local restaurants)
> 7:30 pm: Plenary Session -- (Re)Turns to Class
> 9:30 pm: Cash Bar and Music
>
>
> Sunday, September 24
>
> 9:30 am: Concurrent Sessions
> 1:00 pm: Conference Ends
>
>
> LOGISTICS: The Conference will be held on the campus of the
> University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Detailed information on
> lodging, travel directions, and childcare will be provided to all
> conference registrants and can also be found on our web site,
>
<http://www.nd.edu/~remarx/Marxism2000/>http://www.nd.edu<http://www.nd.edu/
~remarx/Marxism2000/>/~remarx/Marxism2000/.
> For additional information on childcare, please contact Cecilia Rio
> at
>
<mailto:rio at econs.umass.edu>mailto:rio at econs.umass.<mailto:rio at econs.umass.e
du>edu
>
>
> PUBLICATIONS: 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.
>
>
> SUBSCRIPTIONS: A special introductory subscription rate to RETHINKING
> MARXISM is available to conference participants @ $30 for four
> issues--nearly 15% off the regular rate. Subscription requests and
> payments can be sent along with conference registration fees to the
> address below. This special introductory rate is available to new
> subscribers only.
>
>
> REGISTRATION: Please use the registration form below, or download a
> form from our website,
>
<http://www.nd.edu/~remarx/Marxism2000/>http://www.nd.edu<http://www.nd.edu/
~remarx/Marxism2000/>/~remarx/Marxism2000/.
> Note that the address to which to send the completed form depends on
> whether you are also submitting a proposal.
>
>
> SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: Proposals for papers, panels, and other
> forms of presentation must be submitted by regular mail, not over
> email.
>
> 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. Send proposals to the address listed on the registration
> form below.
>
> To encourage as wide a range of presentations as possible, we have
> extended the deadline for proposal submissions to 15 July 2000.
>
>
> VENDORS AND ADVERTISEMENTS: Literature tables and display areas are
> available to groups, vendors, and publishers at reasonable rates. Ad
> space in the conference program is also available at reasonable
> rates. All ads must be camera ready. Please contact Marjolein van der
> Veen for more information at
>
<mailto:mvanderv at wellesley.edu>mailto:mvanderv at wellesley.<mailto:mvanderv at we
llesley.edu>edu.
>
>
> ******************************************************
> PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
>
> MARXISM 2000
> 21-24 SEPTEMBER 2000, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST
>
>
> Please fill out the information below, print out the form, and mail
> it to the appropriate address. Note that the address to which to send
> the completed form depends on whether you are also submitting a
> proposal.
>
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>
> Marxism 2000
> Department of Economics
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>
> ______If NOT submitting a proposal, please mail to:
>
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> Department of Economics
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> Texas Christian University
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