I thought folk might be interested to hear of this development and
colleagues in North America might want to go along...
Gavin
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----- Original Message -----
> Subject: Call for conference of radical academics in all disciplines
> from Radical Caucus of MLA
> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 19:44:08 -0500
> From: Steve Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]>
> To: PSN <[log in to unmask]>
>
> I was asked to post this draft of a call for a conference of radical
> academics from the Radical Caucus of the Modern Language Association.
> It will take place at the CUNY Graduate Center on Saturday, April 19. I
> expect to be able to post an updated call with more complete information
> in the next few days.
>
> Steve Rosenthal
>
>
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> The Radical Caucus of the Modern Language Association invites members of
> progressive caucuses in all academic disciplines, as well as individual
> activists, to a symposium:
>
> RADICAL ACADEMICS: WHAT IS TO BE DONE?
>
> April 19, 10:00 - 4:00
>
> City University of New York, Graduate
> Center,
>
> Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th Streets, Room
> ______?
>
>
> Friends: with antiwar activity rising and continuing efforts in many
> fields to combat the degradation of academic labor, we think this may be
> a good time for a friendly meeting of active leftists in the
> universities. Our aims:
>
> 1. To trade reports on conditions in the disciplines and the work of
> activist groups;
>
> 2. To discuss the politics of higher education in a time of war fever
> and a longer time of privatization;
>
> 3. To consider whether a loose affiliation of left caucuses, or even a
> formal organization of academic progressives, might be worth
> undertaking--to oppose the war, but also to constitute a more general
> resistance among graduate students and faculty members.
>
> We suggest beginning with reports and analysis (#1 above) from
> participants who can speak about or for the various caucuses and other
> organizations (ten minutes per speaker?), followed by questions and
> clarifications. Then we would move to the broader discussion described
> in #2 above, with a break for lunch around 1:00. Then we would consider
> the question framed in #3 above, and possible steps toward further
> organization.
>
>
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