Call For Papers
Rethinking Marxism 2006
http://www.rethinkingmarxism2006.org
RETHINKING MARXISM: a journal of economics, culture & society is
pleased to
announce its 6th major international conference, to be held at the
University
of Massachusetts, Amherst on 26-28 October, 2006. The conference is
entitled
Rethinking Marxism 2006.
RETHINKING MARXISM’s 5 previous international conferences have each
attracted
between 750 and 1200 participants, and they have included keynote
addresses and
plenary sessions, formal papers, workshops, art exhibitions, video
presentations, activist sessions, and performances. Versions of all of
these
events are planned for Rethinking Marxism 2006.
In keeping with the title, the conference is dedicated to the state of
contemporary Marxism and its many current correlates and derivatives.
The past
few years have been fascinating and momentous for the fortunes of
contemporary
Marxism, as can be seen in the many theoretical traditions and activist
movements that remain, in some way, inspired by and indebted to a wide
range of
Marxian ideas and strategies. The renewed and continued vitality of
Marxian,
left, and socialist concepts and practices in current-day Latin America
(and
elsewhere) is just one indication of the ways in which Marxism remains
a source
of international inspiration and struggle. In addition, the continued,
growing
reactions—in the form of diverse anti-globalization movements—to
capitalist
globalization and its consistent denial of or aversion to economic
justice; to
the persistence of class exploitation; to worsening labor and
environmental
conditions; to the continued precarious global position of women; to the
economic, social, and personal endangerment and abuse of children; and
to the
ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor, draw partly, as well,
from
rich traditions and current new thinking stemming from Marxism. The
loud and
uniform international opposition to the U.S. (and its “allies”) wars in
Iraq
and Afghanistan—growing in both anger and outrage at the human and
economic
costs of the new imperialism—have also been sources for, and have taken
from, a
plethora of Marxian ideas and strategies. Indeed, the increased
tendency to
call these wars “imperialist” is an indication that Marxism is proving
indispensable for popular thinking and reacting to these international
events.
Of course, international events have also presented new challenges and
causes
for the never-ending rethinking of old and new Marxian concepts. For
example,
the increasing calls for “democracy” revive older dreams of economic and
political justice and rights for all. However, they also bring into
relief the
great distance between the present aggressive imposition of such ideas,
burdened
with the realities of continued economic exploitation and social
oppression, and
the dreams and desires of many who wish for economic and political
enfranchisement in all nations. Additionally, many new and old Marxian
traditions need to take heed of and think through, as a major
“conjunctural”
event, the turning away from liberal secularity and its many broken
promises
and contradictions and the turning toward religious and ethnic ideals
and
movements. These ideals and movements, at times, promise more “just”
and
communal forms of living. Yet, at other moments, they are avatars of
intolerance and internal—sometimes violent—repression and reaction.
And, as
another salient concern, the notable dynamic growth of China and India
needs to
be reviewed in light of these nations’ long and deep historical
engagements with
communism, socialism, and Marxism. What, if anything, have these
engagements
contributed to, or, alternatively, obstructed in, the recent forms of
growth
and the distribution (or not) of their benefits?
We invite—indeed, enthusiastically welcome—any and all who are
interested in
these and other pressing questions to send in proposals for papers and
panels
for Rethinking Marxism 2006 (a.k.a. RM06).
STRUCTURE OF THE CONFERENCE
Rethinking Marxism 2006 will be held over three days, beginning on
Thursday
morning 26 October 2006 and ending on Saturday night 28 October 2006.
In
addition to three plenary sessions and performance art, there will be
concurrent panels and art/cultural events. 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). Since contemporary Marxism covers fields from literature to
physics
and forms of political practice from environmental organizing to
opposing global
inequality, anyone engaging with Marxism in any discipline or form of
activism
is encouraged to submit paper and panel proposals. 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, psychoanalysis,
social and
natural sciences, philosophy, and around issues of class, race,
ethnicity,
nationality, gender, sexuality, and disability, to submit paper and
panel
proposals. We welcome video, poetry, performance, and all other modes
of
presentation and cultural expression. We encourage paper or panel
submissions
from those working on any and all subjects that take an interest in a
world
without exploitation and oppression.
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
Proposals for papers should include:
* Paper title
* Presenter’s name and contact information (mail, email, phone, fax)
* Brief abstract (no more than 200 words)
Proposals for panels should include:
* Panel title
* Name, contact information, and paper title for each presenter
* Brief abstract (no more than 200 words) 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. If you are
submitting a
proposal for an entire panel, please make sure you include the
preregistration
fee for all members of the panel.
The deadline for proposal submission is 1 August 2006.
The best way to submit a proposal and to pay the preregistration fee is
to
follow the instructions on the conference website:
http://www.rethinkingmarxism2006.org/submission.html.
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If you prefer to submit your proposal and pay the preregistration fee
by regular
mail, please fill out the “mail-in preregistration form” posted on the
conference website and send it to:
Vincent Lyon-Callo
Department of Anthropology
Moore Hall
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Please make sure that if you pay the preregistration rate by check, the
check is
made out to AESA and drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. dollars.
PREREGISTRATION RATES
Full Regular Rate $90 (at Conference $100)
Full Low-Income Rate $40 (at Conference $45)
Two-day Regular Rate $70 (at Conference $80)
Two-day Low-Income Rate $30 (at Conference $35)
One-day Regular Rate $50 (at Conference $60)
One-day Low-Income Rate $20 (at Conference $25)
You may preregister online at
http://www.rethinkingmarxism2006.org/registration.html, or download a
preregistration form at
http://www.rethinkingmarxism2006.org/MarxismRegForm.pdf.
LOGISTICS
RM06 will be held on the campus of the University of Massachusetts
Amherst.
Detailed information on lodging, travel directions, and childcare will
be
provided to all conference registrants on the conference website.
PUBLICATIONS
Selected papers, poems, art, and other forms of presentation from RM06
will be
published in RETHINKING MARXISM and/or in a separate edited volume of
contributions. Read more about the journal at:
http://www.rethinkingmarxism.org.
CONFERENCE WEBSITE
All information pertaining to RM06, including paper and panel submission
instructions, preregistration and on-site rates, lodging suggestions,
travel
directions, possible childcare arrangements, cultural events, the
conference
program, and much else will be posted on the conference website when
details
become available. The web address is:
http://www.rethinkingmarxism2006.org.
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.
SPECIAL CONFERENCE RATE FOR RM SUBSCRIPTION
Registrants for RM06 can receive a special conference rate of $45 on
individual
subscriptions to RETHINKING MARXISM. Non-registrants may subscribe
online at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/08935696.asp
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