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***1997 SOCIALIST SCHOLARS CONFERENCE***
***RADICAL ALTERNATIVES ON THE EVE OF THE MILLENNIUM***
***CALL FOR PANELS***
Dear Friends, Scholars, Activists,
The 1997 Socialist Scholars Conference will take place this
year from 6:00 PM Friday March 28 to 6:00 PM Sunday March 30, at
Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, New
York City. This year's theme is "Radical Alternatives on the Eve
of the Millennium," and we encourage panels to address issues
covered by it. We are also eager to have panels on any and all
subjects of interest to socialists, radical democrats, activists
and intellectuals who want a better world.
Each year the Socialist Scholars Conference, the largest
gathering of the Left in the United States, attracts between 1500
and 2,000 intellectuals and activists from more than a dozen
countries. At one hundred panels, plenaries, and workshops,
scholars and militants debate and exchange ideas about struggles
around the world and in our communities.
Last year's Conference hosted spirited debates on the "end
of work" vs. jobs for all; identity politics and the Left's
universalism; Cuban economists on market reform; the Million Man
March; and the war on drugs. This year, panels will discuss
changes in the labor movement at the top and bottom; independent
politics and NY's race for mayor; struggles for survival and
justice in Asia, Africa and Latin America; bringing culture back
in; and dozens of others on race, ecology, gender, class, and the
building of a better world.
In general, we have participants organize panels rather than
submit papers. We ask you to organize panels because panels with
coherent themes are more interesting; they allow for meaningful
debate and encourage participation from the audience.
Panels are an hour and fifty minutes long and typically have
three to five speakers, sometimes including a moderator. Talks
of less than twenty minutes per speaker work best. They allow
for exchange among panelists, and between panelists and the
audience. Videos, slide presentations, and/or overhead
projections can be accomodated with advance notification.
We encourage panels to include debate and dialogue. Debates
are more interesting for speakers and audience. Diversity of
opinion and experience, as well as in race, class, and gender,
give your panel and the Conference strength. This year we want
to stress the importance of dialogue between academia and
activism. Include and integrate activists (academics) in your
panel. At the least, remember to be political!
**Deadline for panel submissions is February 24, 1997.**
To submit a panel, please include a panel title, a list of
panelists with one -and only one- affiliation per panelist, a
sponsoring organization (if applicable) and a contact person with
phone number and email. Panels take place on Saturday March 29
and Sunday March 30, from 10:00 AM to 11:50 AM, 1:00 PM to 2:50
PM, and 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Please let us know your preference,
and, given early notification, we will do everything possible to
meet your needs.
The cost of a panel is $100. The fee includes admission for
each of the panelist for the entire three day conference. There
are no additional charges for panelists. Please make your checks
payable to:
Socialist Scholars Conference
c/o Dept. of Sociology/ CUNY Grad Center
33 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
If you have further questions, please contact us at the
above address, phone us at (212) 642-2826, or email us at:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or
look for our soon to be in place web page at:
http://www.soc.qc.edu/ssc
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