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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
non-sectarian 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:
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