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Call for Papers "Examining the Relevance of Marx and Marxism to Contemporary Global Society" International Conference Global Discourse: A Developmental Journal of Research in Politics and International Relations Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom) 29-30 January 2011 __________________________________________________ Rationale, Outline and Aims The 21st century has so far seen US-led military interventions, global financial crises, identity conflicts, terrorism on a grand scale, environmental disasters and fraught industrial/labour relations. These dramatic events have challenged the notion of an ‘end to history’ and the widespread belief that the collapse of the Soviet Union has made Marx and Marxism irrelevant. With growing instability in the social, political and economic functioning of human societies, we wish to examine the relevance of Marx to contemporary global society. In order to do this, Global Discourse (http://global-discourse.com) is organising a two-day conference at Newcastle University on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th of January 2011. The aims of the event are: - to examine the relevance and application of Marxian, Marxist, Neo-Marxist and Post-Marxist thought to contemporary issues - to reassess scriptural and doctrinal commitments within various ‘Marxisms’ - to facilitate interdisciplinary, inter-paradigmatic discourse on a range of contemporary issues Keynote Papers The keynote talks will be given by Prof Norman Geras, author of Marx and Human Nature, whose paper will relate to the general theme, ‘What does it mean to be Marxist?’, and Prof Stuart Sim, author of Post-Marxism: An Intellectual History, whose paper will discuss Post-Marxism, ‘Post- or Past-?: Does Post-Marxism Have Any Future?’. Deadlines and Publishing Process Please submit abstracts of proposed papers by September 30th 2010. We encourage the submission of panel proposals, which should be accompanied by abstracts of the proposed papers. We will evaluate the abstracts and circulate a list of accepted papers and panels by October 4th 2010. Authors whose abstracts have been accepted must submit their papers in full by December 1st 2010. Papers will be circulated to participants prior to the conference. Selected papers will be independently peer-reviewed for inclusion in the special issue of Global Discourse due out in February 2011. We welcome replies to these papers, developed through discussion at the conference or otherwise, which we shall publish alongside the full articles subject to moderation. We aim to publish a collected edition in print based on these papers. Please submit all abstracts, papers and panel proposals to the editors at: [email protected] Topics Possible topics for papers include: - What does it mean to be Marxist? - Marxism and conceptualising the political subject: from orthodox Marxism to Post-Marxism - Education: hegemony, emancipation and mental labour - Science, meta-ethics and normativity - Gender, sexuality and identity politics - The state in global capitalism: ‘withering’, transcendence and expansion - Marxism and culture - Technology - Non-Western societies and imperialism - Latin American social and political movements - Free markets, free labour and industrial relations Costs There will be no conference fee. A lunch buffet and refreshments will be provided free of charge. An optional evening conference meal on Saturday 29th of January will be held at a nearby restaurant. We will seek to organise a special rate for the meal and will circulate details in due course. Participants shall bear the cost of their meal. Places There will be space for 40 paper-givers and 20 non-paper-giving participants. Should you wish to attend without giving a paper, please express interest to the editors at the address below. We shall confirm all participant places by 4th October 2010. Contact: Matthew Johnson and Mark Edward Global Discourse: A Developmental Journal School of Geography, Politics and Sociology Newcastle University 40-42 Great North Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU United Kingdom Email: [email protected] Web: http://global-discourse.com/2010/08/10/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
