> JOIN WITH Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri, Slavoj
> Zizek, Jim Crotty, Leo
> Panitch, Saskia Sassen, Rick Wolff, Amitava Kumar,
> Steve Resnick,
> Stephen Cullenberg, Julie Graham, Jack Amariglio,
> Dennis Adams,
> Ludovic Burel, Javier Cambre, Rutherford Chang, Mark
> Dion, Grady
> Gerbracht, Paul Isenrath, Jesal Kapadia, Nina
> Katchadourian, William
> Kentridge, Emily Jacir & Anton Sinkewich, Susan
> Jahoda, Pia Lindman,
> Mark Lombardi, Jeorge Macchi, Liz Miller, Santu
> Mofokeng, Olu Oguibe,
> Inhwan Oh, Josh On & Future Farmers, David Opdyke,
> Kyong Park, Cesare
> Pietrousti, Walid Raad, Micheal Rakowitz, Allan
> Sekula, Trebor Scholz
> & Carol Flax, Superflex, Minette Vari, Alex Villar,
> Peter Walsh,
> Krzystof Wodiczko, Kumi Yamashita and many others in
> 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
> W(h)ither Capitalism
> Postcolonialism Post-9/11
>
>
> ART EXHIBITION: GLOBAL PRIORITY
> 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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